Van Ferit Melen Airport
Encyclopedia
Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport
in Van
, the city in eastern region of Turkey
. It is named after the Turkish
politician and former prime minister
Ferit Melen
(1906–1988).
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Van
Van, Turkey
Van is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
, the city in eastern region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is named after the Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
politician and former prime minister
Prime Minister of Turkey
The Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....
Ferit Melen
Ferit Melen
Ferit Sadi Melen was a Turkish civil servant, politician and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Biography:After finishing the high school in Bursa, he obtained a degree in finance from the School of Political Science at Ankara University in 1931...
(1906–1988).
Airlines and destinations
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 * | 890,382 | 20.0% | 1,674 | 60.0% | 892,056 | 20.0% |
| 2009 | 744,447 | 28.1% | 1,046 | 75.0% | 745,493 | 27.4% |
| 2008 | 581,142 | 6.0% | 4,177 | 34.4% | 585,319 | 6.5% |
| 2007 | 546,413 | 3,108 | 549,521 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr