Cappadocia Airport, located in Tuzköy of Nevşehir’s Gülşehir district, was put into service in 1998. The distance of the airport, which has a capacity of seven hundred thousand passengers and an international terminal open to international transportation, to Gülşehir district is 9 km, and its distance to the city center is 26 km. The alternative to Cappadocia Airport is Kayseri Airport, which is located in the province of Kayseri, approximately 100 km from Nevşehir city center.
The General Directorate of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, State Airports Authority (DHMI) announced the airline aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics of Cappadocia Airport for March 2022. Accordingly, a total of 28,355 passengers, 28,112 domestic and 243 international, were served at Cappadocia Airport in March. In March, a total of 810 aircraft, 807 domestic and 3 international, landed and departed from Cappadocia Airport. Freight traffic (cargo+mail+luggage) was 280 tons in total in March.
In the first three months of 2022, the passenger traffic at Cappadocia Airport was 69 thousand 518, the plane traffic was 2 thousand 611, and the freight traffic (cargo + mail + baggage) was 651 tons.
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Where Is Cappadocia Airport?
Cappadocia Airport, located in Tuzköy of Nevşehir’s Gülşehir district, was put into service in 1998. The distance of the airport, which has a capacity of seven hundred thousand passengers and an international terminal open to international transportation, to Gülşehir district is 9 km, and its distance to the city center is 26 km. The alternative to Cappadocia Airport is Kayseri Airport, which is located in the province of Kayseri, approximately 100 km from Nevşehir city center.
Information About Cappadocia Airport
Cappadocia Airport is one of the 12 international airports operated by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority. It currently has infrastructure and superstructure facilities, technical equipment and equipment to serve all kinds of civil and military traffic at international standards. According to the classification criteria of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the airport serves on a 24-hour basis in category I (CAT – I) qualifications.
How Far Is The Airport From Cappadocia?
The distance from Cappadocia airport to Nevşehir city center is approximately 29 km. The distance to the Cappadocia region differs according to the districts. Accordingly, the distance of the airport to Uçhisar is 36 km, the distance to Avanos is 36 km, the distance to Göreme is 46 km, and the distance to Ürgüp is 54 km. You can read how you can reach these districts from the airport in the continuation of our article.