Samsun-Çarşamba Airport

Samsun Çarşamba Airport (IATA: SZF, ICAO: LTFH) is a public airport in Samsun, Turkey. Opened in 1998, it is 23 km (14 mi) from Samsun. The airport consists of one terminal. Passengers board aircraft from ladder trucks on the tarmac.

Samsun Çarşamba Airport Samsun Çarşamba Havalimanı
IATA: SZF ICAO: LTFH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Serves	Samsun, Turkey
Opened	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Operating base for	Pegasus Airlines
Elevation AMSL	5 m / 17[1] ft
Coordinates	41°15′56″N 36°32′55″E
Website	www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Carsamba/AnaSayfa.aspx
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 3,000 9,842 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers 1,473,795 Aircraft operations 17,076 Cargo (tonnes) 834
Source: Samsun Governor[2][3]

Control Tower

The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 4,725 m² and has a parking lot for 246 cars. The airport terminal has a restaurant, a bar and multiple car rental agencies within it. There are two small seating galleries.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Samsun-Çarşamba Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
AJet	Ankara,[4] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[4] Seasonal: Berlin,[5] Munich,[5] Stuttgart[5]
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[6] Hannover[7]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[citation needed] Düsseldorf[8]
Fly Baghdad	Seasonal: Baghdad[citation needed]
Iraqi Airways	Baghdad
Pegasus Airlines	Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[9] Izmir Seasonal: Berlin,[10] Düsseldorf[11]
SunExpress[12]	Adana/Mersin,[13] Antalya,[14] Düsseldorf, Izmir Seasonal: Berlin,[citation needed] Cologne/Bonn,[15] Frankfurt,[citation needed] Hannover,[citation needed] Munich,[16] Stuttgart,[citation needed] Vienna[17]
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul[18] Seasonal: Berlin,[citation needed] Vienna[citation needed]
UR Airlines	Baghdad[19]

Traffic Statistics

Samsun–Çarşamba Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics^[20]

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2024	1,296,496	6%	177,299	1%	1,473,795	5%
2023	1,221,728	19%	178,401	1%	1,400,129	16%
2022	1,024,011	5%	180,359	20%	1,204,370	7%
2021	975,569	23%	150,509	97%	1,126,078	30%
2020	791,736	41%	76,405	46%	868,141	42%
2019	1,347,965	19%	141,368	38%	1,489,333	21%
2018	1,627,368	43%	108,154	165%	1,735,522	48%
2017	1,134,756	33%	40,769	47%	1,175,525	34%
2016	1,706,248	4%	77,591	5%	1,783,839	4%
2015	1,639,226	13%	74,021	3%	1,713,247	13%
2014	1,445,872	15%	76,186	4%	1,522,058	14%
2013	1,258,740	9%	73,408	15%	1,332,148	8%
2012	1,151,368	8%	86,323	5%	1,237,691	7%
2011	1,064,301	19%	90,857	38%	1,155,158	21%
2010	891,492	14%	65,899	24%	957,391	10%
2009	779,794	48%	87,068	14%	866,862	43%
2008	527,886	9%	76,501	9%	604,387	9%
2007	485,772	-	70,024	-	555,796	-

Air traffic control

Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.

Public Transportation

The airport is serviced by taxis, dolmus, charter bus and the H2 bus line run by the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. Interest has been announced regarding extending the Samsun Tram to the airport or developing a bus line to connect the tram to the airport.

Future expansion

Construction of a taxiway would remove landing delays due to previously landed aircraft taxiing back down the runway. However to do this land adjacent to the airport would need to be purchased.