Balıkesir Merkez Airport Balıkesir Merkez Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Balıkesir,Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1998 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°37′10″N027°55′34″E / 39.61944°N 27.92611°E /39.61944; 27.92611 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  BZI Location of airport in Turkey | |||||||||||
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| Source:DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
Balıkesir Airport (IATA:BZI,ICAO:LTBF) is a public/military airport in the city center ofBalıkesir, Turkey.[2] No available flights operate from the airport. A new terminal building opened in 2020.[3]
Balıkesir is home to the 9th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs orAJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of theTurkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located inEskişehir (LTBI),Konya (LTAN),Ankara Akıncı (LTAE) andBandırma (LTBG).[4]
TUSLOG Detachment 184 used to be stationed here during theCold War, supporting any required nuclear strike operations by the 191 and 192 Filos with theLockheed F-104G/S. Some 25 nuclear weapons were reportedly stored at the base.[5]
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 286 |  46% | - | - | 286 | 46% |
| 2014 | 534 | 81% | - | - | 534 | 81% |
| 2013 | 2,876 | 75% | - | - | 2,876 | 75% |
| 2012 | 11,573 |  73% | - | - | 11,573 | 73% |
| 2011 | 6,674 | - | - | - | 6,674 | - |
| 2010 | - | 100% | - | - | - | 100% |
| 2009 | 256 | - | - | - | 256 | - |
| 2008 | - | 100% | - | - | - | 100% |
| 2007 | 1,313 | - | - | - | 1,313 | - |
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