Diyarbakır Airport is a military airbase

Airbase

An airbase is a military airfield that provides basing and support of military aircraft....

 and public airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located in Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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Diyarbakır Airport is home to the 8th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 2nd Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force

Turkish Air Force

The Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It ranks 3rd in NATO in terms of fleet size behind the USAF and Royal Air Force with a current inventory of 798 aircraft .-Initial stages:...

 (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Merzifon

Amasya Merzifon Airport

Merzifon Airport or Amasya Merzifon Airport is a military airport located in the city of Merzifon in the Amasya Province of Turkey.Merzifon is the 5th Air Wing of the 2nd Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force...

 (LTAP), Malatya Erhaç

Malatya Erhaç Airport

Erhaç Airport or Malatya Erhaç Airport is a military and small public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941, is located from Malatya.In 2006, Malatya Erhaç Airport served 3,878 aircraft and 406,425 passengers...

 (LTAT) and İncirlik

Incirlik Air Base

The Incirlik Air Base is located in İncirlik, five miles east of Adana, Turkey's fifth largest city, and from the Mediterranean Sea.The U.S...

 (LTAG).

Airlines and destinations

Traffic Statistics

Diyarbakır Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2010 *	1,390,214	33.0%	14,425	25.0%	1,404,639	32.0%
2009	1,048,875	10.4%	11,506	33.9%	1,060,381	9.6%
2008	949,668	8.0%	17,420	21.0%	967,088	8.0%
2007	881,278	-	14,347	-	895,625	-

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr

Incidents

On January 8, 2003, Turkish Airlines Flight 634

Turkish Airlines Flight 634

- Aircraft :The aircraft, an Avro RJ100 with four Lycoming LF507-1F turbofan engines, was built by British Aerospace with manufacturer serial number E.3241, and made its first flight on March 4, 1994. It was owned by Trident Jet Limited....

, crashed when on approach to Diyarbakir Airport. 75 of the 80 passengers and crew on board were killed.