AviatDataVan Ferit Melen Airport (Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı) VAN / LTCI
Van · Turkey · DHMİ (Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi — State Airports Authority), Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı Müdürlüğü
1.2Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATALTCI / VAN
OperatorDHMİ (Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi — State Airports Authority), Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı Müdürlüğü
Coordinates38.4681°N, 43.3322°E
Elevation5,473 ft · 1,668 m
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Passengers / yr1,164,400 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceLTCI — AIP Türkiye (DHMİ eAIP, AD 2.LTCI)
Operating hoursH24
Terminals1 passenger terminal complex (domestic section ~8,750 m2 + small international section ~950 m2)
Runways (1)
- 03/21 · 2,750 m / 9,022 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt (PCR 1210 F/A/W/T)
Airport contact
Joint civil-military DHMİ airport and designated border gate for far-eastern Türkiye near Lake Van; reopened 17 Nov 2025 after full runway renewal (2025 traffic depressed), gaining its first scheduled international route (Pegasus Van-Ercan) in Mar 2026; RWY 03 has LOC/DME and RNP approaches only, no full ILS.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Çelebi Hava Servisi (Çelebi Ground Handling)
Independently corroborated by DHMI ground-handling working-licence registry: Çelebi Hava Servisi A.Ş. holds licence ADIŞ.198 at Van Ferit Melen (VAN/LTCI), valid to 06-03-2027, covering ramp, passenger services and load control & communications. AIP AD 2.3 confirms Handling H24. · H24 (AIP LTCI AD 2.3 Handling H24)
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları / THY)
Corroborated by DHMI ground-handling licence registry: Türk Hava Yolları A.O. holds licence BİÇ.229 at VAN, valid to 25-09-2026, covering passenger services, load control & communications and ramp (THY self-/restricted handling). AIP AD 2.3 confirms Handling H24. · H24 (AIP LTCI AD 2.3)
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Fuel service (JET A1 into-plane) at VAN — supplier not publicly confirmed (claimed THY OPET, unverified)
Official AIP (LTCI AD 2.4) independently confirms JET A1 is available at VAN, delivered by tankers, capacity 600 M3, with fuelling H24 (AD 2.3). The into-plane supplier is NOT named in any independent public source for VAN specifically; the claim of 'THY OPET' is inference (THY OPET's own site states it serves ~50 Turkish airports but publishes no airport list naming Van). Fuel itself is corroborated; supplier attribution is unconfirmed. · H24 (AIP LTCI AD 2.3 Fueling H24)
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları / THY)
THY's DHMI licence BİÇ.229 at VAN explicitly covers aircraft maintenance (line maintenance for own ops). Note AIP AD 2.4 lists no repair facilities for visiting aircraft, so this is THY-fleet line maintenance, not third-party AOG support.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
On request · 2 providers
Çelebi Hava Servisi (Çelebi Ground Handling)
Çelebi's DHMI licence ADIŞ.198 at VAN includes cargo and mail handling. However the official AIP (LTCI AD 2.4) states airport cargo-handling facilities are 'Not Available', so cargo is handling-agent service only, with no dedicated airport cargo facility. Corroborated for the licence; facility caveat per AIP.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları / THY)
THY's DHMI licence BİÇ.229 at VAN includes cargo and mail handling. AIP AD 2.4 lists no dedicated airport cargo-handling facility, so cargo is handling-agent service only.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları / THY)
THY's DHMI licence BİÇ.229 at VAN covers flight operations (dispatch/ops) services, corroborated in the licence registry.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Universal Aviation Türkiye
Corroborated by Universal Aviation's own VAN location page: supervisory trip-support / FBO coordination only — NOT a resident ramp handler. Universal has no resident office at Van and arranges all third-party services (permits, ground transport, catering via Air Culinaire) at VAN through its main Türkiye FBO office, working through local supervisory agents. Main office phone ••• is publicly published.
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Verified 3 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed