Van Ferit Melen Airport

airport in Van, eastern Turkey
Place airport Q1431293
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Van Ferit Melen Airport

Summary

Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport is located in İpekyolu district[3].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport is located in Edremit district (Van)[4].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)[8].
  • Van is named after Van Ferit Melen Airport[9].
  • Ferit Melen is named after Van Ferit Melen Airport[10].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as VAN[11].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as LTCI[12].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's Commons category is recorded as Van Ferit Melen Airport[13].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport[14].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.468333333333, 'longitude': 43.332222222222}[15].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.468612, 'longitude': 43.330833}[16].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's official website is recorded as http://van.dhmi.gov.tr/[17].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Van[18].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1943[19].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1670'}[20].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 38.4682, 'longitude': 43.3323}[21].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1661535'}[22].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1567983'}[23].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1207145'}[24].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1124740'}[25].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1207145'}[26].
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1001344'}[27].

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Geography

Van Ferit Melen Airport is in the country of Turkey[5]. Located in include İpekyolu district[3], a town[28], in Turkey[29], founded in 2012[30] and Edremit district (Van)[4], a town[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1990[33].

Physical Characteristics

Van Ferit Melen Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1670'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[6] and commercial traffic aerodrome[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Van[9], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[34], in Turkey[35] and Ferit Melen[10], a politician[36], 1906–1988[37], of Turkey[38].

Why It Matters

Van Ferit Melen Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Place served by transport hub → Van
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 38.4682, 'longitude': 43.3323}
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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