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Batman Airport Batman Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Batman, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1998 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′56″N41°06′59″E / 37.93222°N 41.11639°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  BAL Location of airport in Turkey  BAL BAL (Europe) | |||||||||||
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Batman Airport is an airport in Batman, Turkey ( IATA : BAL, ICAO : LTCJ).
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Batman Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
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| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2011 * | 175,975 |  5.0% | 175,975 | 5.0% | ||
| 2010 * | 183,314 |  11.0% | 183,314 | 11.0% | ||
| 2009 | 165,482 | 15.5% | 165,482 | 15.5% | ||
| 2008 | 143,290 | 47.0% | 143,290 | 47.0% | ||
| 2007 | 97,247 | - | 97,247 | - | ||
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