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(Redirected from Balikesir Airport) Military airport in Balıkesir, Turkey
Balıkesir Merkez Airport
Balıkesir Merkez Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
LocationBalıkesir, Turkey
Opened1998
Elevation AMSL340 ft / 104 m
Coordinates39°37′10″N 027°55′34″E / 39.61944°N 27.92611°E / 39.61944; 27.92611
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
BZI is located in TurkeyBZIBZILocation of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,990 9,810 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Balıkesir Airport (IATA: BZI, ICAO: LTBF) is a public/military airport in the city center of Balıkesir, Turkey. No available flights operate from the airport. A new terminal building opened in 2020.

Military usage

Balıkesir is home to the 9th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Konya (LTAN), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE) and Bandırma (LTBG).

TUSLOG Detachment 184 used to be stationed here during the Cold War, supporting any required nuclear strike operations by the 191 and 192 Filos with the Lockheed F-104G/S. Some 25 nuclear weapons were reportedly stored at the base.

Traffic statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at BZI airport. See Wikidata query.
Balıkesir–Merkez Airport passenger traffic statistics
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2015 286 Decrease 46% - - 286 Decrease 46%
2014 534 Decrease 81% - - 534 Decrease 81%
2013 2,876 Decrease 75% - - 2,876 Decrease 75%
2012 11,573 Increase 73% - - 11,573 Increase 73%
2011 6,674 - - - 6,674 -
2010 - Decrease 100% - - - Decrease 100%
2009 256 - - - 256 -
2008 - Decrease 100% - - - Decrease 100%
2007 1,313 - - - 1,313 -

See also

References

  1. "Airport information for LTBF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for LTBF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Proje Detayı". www.dhmi.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  4. Turkish Air Force Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Scramble
  5. William M. Arkin and Richard M. Fieldhouse, "Nuclear Battlefields," 1985, p233; Duke, USMF & Installations in Europe, 1989.
  6. "Statistics".

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