Erkilet Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport is a military airbase and public airport

Airport

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 located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kayseri

Kayseri

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 in the Kayseri Province

Kayseri Province

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 of Turkey

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.

The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the Boeing 747

Boeing 747

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. However, smaller jets like the Boeing 737

Boeing 737

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 and Boeing 757

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 are more commonly seen there.

The prior capacity of the airport was 600,000 passengers per year. With the opening of the new international terminal

Airport terminal

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 in March 2007, its total capacity increased up to 1 million passengers per year.

There is no public transportation (such as busses or trains) to and from the airport. Travellers arriving without pre-arranged transportation will have to rely on taxis or rent a car. A less expensive option is to pre-arrange your airport pick up either through a travel agency or your hotel.

A number of cargo airline

Cargo airline

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s operate to and from Erkilet. As a passenger airport, Erkilet serves a culturally and historically rich part of Turkey.

Airlines and destinations

Traffic Statistics

Kayseri Erkilet International Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2010 *	720,229	27.0%	219,955	4.0%	940,184	21.0%
2009	568,106	18.4%	210,533	8.0%	778,639	15.4%
2008	479,857	17.0%	194,976	3.0%	674,833	12.0%
2007	575,473		189,833		765,306

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr