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Zafer Airport

Zafer Airport () is an international regional airport that serves the cities of Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar and Uşak in Turkey. The airport opened on 25 November 2012.

Location

Zafer Airport is located in the Kuyucak village of Altıntaş district south-southeast of Kütahya. It is away from Afyonkarahisar, to Uşak and to Eskişehir. Despite serving multiple districts, some have criticized the airport's location.

Facilities

The airport's groundbreaking took place on 22 April 2011. As Turkey's first regional airport, it was constructed by IC İçtaş Construction Company in 18 months and financed in the build–operate–transfer form. It cost 155 million (approx. US$91 million) and will be operated until 2044 by the IC Holding. The facility with a total covered area of is built on land.

Terminal

The only one terminal building of covered area is designed for domestic as well as for international passenger service. The building has 19 check-in counters and four gates. International passengers are handled at eight border checkpoints. There are four baggage carousels at the arrival hall. Zafer airport's annual capacity is planned to be two million passengers. The parking lot is capable of holding 87 cars and eight busses.

Runway

The airport's runway is long and wide. The airport ramp allows parking of five aircraft at the same time.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Zafer Airport:

Statistics

Ground Transportation

There is an ad-hoc minibus service between central Kütahya and Zafer airport timed for commercial passenger flights. Taxis are also available at the airport.

See also

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