Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport is an in , a city in the eastern region of . It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Van, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as: Ferit Melen Airport”, “LTCI”, “Van”, “VAN”, “Van Ferit Melen”, and “Van Ferit Melen International Airport

Places of Interest

Highlights include Van Castle and Süleyman Han Mosque.

The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 163,301. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district .

is a city in in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district .

Van Ferit Melen Airport

Latitude
38.46792° or 38° 28′ 5″ north
Longitude
43.33425° or 43° 20′ 3″ east
Elevation
1,670 metres (5,479 feet)
Operator
Turkish Government Airport Management (in Turkish: Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi (DHMİ)
IATA airport code
VAN
ICAO airport code
LTCI
Open location code
8HC5F89M+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130008380
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6299767
Wiki­data ID
Q1431293
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Van Ferit Melen Airport” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վանի Ֆերիթ Մելեն օդանավակայան
  • Cebuano: Van Ferit Melen Airport
  • Central Kurdish: فڕۆکەخانەی وان
  • Chinese: 凡城-費里特·梅倫機場
  • Chinese: 凡城費里特·梅倫機場
  • Chinese: 凡城费里特·梅伦机场
  • Chinese: 費里特·梅倫國際機場
  • Dutch: Luchthaven Ferit Melen
  • Dutch: Luchthaven Van Ferit Melen
  • French: aérodrome de Turquie
  • French: aérodrome de Van
  • French: Aéroport de Van
  • French: Aéroport Ferit Melen
  • French: Van Ferit Melen
  • French: VAN
  • German: Ferit Melen Havaalanı
  • German: Flughafen Ferit Melen
  • German: Flughafen Van-Ferit Melen
  • German: Flughafen Van
  • German: LTCI
  • Hungarian: Ferit Melen repülőtér
  • Indonesian: Bandar Udara Van Ferit Melen
  • Indonesian: LTCI
  • Indonesian: VAN
  • Japanese: ヴァン・フェリト・メレン空港
  • Japanese: ヴァン空港
  • Kurdish: Balafirgeha Ferit Melen a Wanê
  • Kurdish: Balafirgeha Wanê
  • Malay: Lapangan Terbang Ferit Melen
  • Persian: فرودگاه فرید ملن وان
  • Persian: فرودگاه فرید ملن
  • Persian: فرودگاه ون فریت ملن
  • Romanian: Aeroportul Van Ferit Melen
  • Tajik: Фурудгоҳи ван фрит млн
  • Turkish: Ferit Melen Havaalanı
  • Turkish: Van Ferit Melen Havaalanı
  • Turkish: Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı
  • Ukrainian: Ван (аеропорт)
  • Ukrainian: Ван
  • Vietnamese: Sân bay Van Ferit Melen
  • Welsh: Maes Awyr Van Ferit Melen

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