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Çukurova International Airport

Tarsus, Mersin Province (Turkey)
IATA: COV ICAO: LTDB
Longest Active Runway
11,482 ft
3,500 meters
Field Elevation
35 ft
11 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
36.8915°, 35.0712°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#11 in Turkey
Out of 66 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#485 Worldwide
Top 6.4% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#6177 MSL
Top 84.5% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+14.8%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Çukurova International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,482 ft (3,500 m). It ranks as the #11 longest runway in Turkey and #485 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
03L/21R 11,482 ft (3500m) 197 ft (60m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
03R/21L 11,482 ft (3500m) 197 ft (60m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/cov.json ↗