Iğdır Airport
Iğdır Airport
I?d?r ?ehit Bülent Ayd?n Airport (IATA: IGD, ICAO: LTCT) (Turkish: I?d?r ?ehit Bülent Ayd?n Havaliman?) —named I?d?r Airport until April 2017— is the primary and only airport serving I?d?r Province, Turkey. The airport is owned and operated by the Turkish Airports Authority (DHM?). The airport was opened to air traffic on 13 July 2012. It lies 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of I?d?r, the central district of the I?d?r Province. As a member of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), the airport participates in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme.
Location
39.977°N, 43.877°E · 945 m s. n. m. (3.101 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 4
Tower
Ground
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Construction of the airport, situated near the village of Küllük, began in 1996 but was brought to a complete halt in 2001. Construction resumed on 12 June 2010 following the laying of a new foundation, and the airport was opened on 13 July 2012 by the then Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In April 2017, the name of Iğdır Airport was changed to ‘Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Airport’ in memory of Bülent Aydın, an artillery non-commissioned officer from Iğdır who was killed by the coup plotters during the 2016 coup attempt.
As of 7 August 2025, the airport’s status was confirmed as an international airport permanently.
In March 2026, Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Airport served as alternate airport of Nakhchivan International Airport in neighbouring Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave, during temporary closure of the airport due to the Iranian strikes there. Flights between Baku and Nakhchivan have been re-scheduled and operated between Baku and Iğdır, shuttle bus service was provided to transport passengers from Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Airport to Nakhchivan and vice versa.
Airlines operating here · 4
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Iğdır Airport (IGD). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IGD
MLA
“Iğdır Airport (IGD).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IGD. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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BibTeX
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title = {{Iğdır Airport (IGD)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/IGD}},
urldate = {2026-10-25},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-25}
}Wikipedia
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