Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Kars airport (Turkey)
Kars airport is located near Kars, with Karacaören at 1mi↑, Kars at 3mi↑, Kars at 10mi↑, Susuz at 15mi↑, Digor at 20mi↑, Arpacay at 23mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Turkey and Southernmost airports in Turkey
→ See also airports in Turkey
aerial view of Kars airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LTCF
- IATA code : KSY
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1795 m = 5889ft
→ See also Highest airports in Turkey and Lowest airports in Turkey
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 3500m = 11483ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Turkey
Coming to Kars airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Kars airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Shirak International airport at 41mi : book on Trip.com
- Iğdır airport at 57mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kars airport LTCF KSY
METAR for Kars airport LTCF KSY
LTCF 161950Z VRB02KT CAVOK M04/M04 Q1021 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Kars airport LTCF KSY
METAR issued by LTCF on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 19:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 hours and 23 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -4°C = 25°F, dew point is -4°C = 25°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1021hPa = 30.15inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Kars airport LTCF KSY
LTCF 161940Z 1621/1706 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 1621/1623 FEW040 SCT080
Decoded TAF for Kars airport LTCF KSY
TAF issued by LTCF on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 19:40 UTC, issued 4 hours and 33 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Monday, February 16, 2026 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, February 16, 2026 à 21:00 heure UTC
1621/1706 VRB02KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Monday, February 16, 2026 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 17, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1621/1623 FEW040 SCT080
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
NOTAM for Kars airport
Around Kars airport (Turkey)
near
- Hotels in Karacaören
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 1703mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 1705mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 1715mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 1731mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 1785mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 1792mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 1793mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 1803mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 1806mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 1808mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 1809mi↑
- Station de montagne Gstaad at 1824mi↑
- for Kars airport at 0mi↑
- for Shirak International airport at 41mi↑
- for Hoktember Highway Strip airport at 52mi↑
nearest airports to Kars airport (Turkey)
- Shirak International airport (UDSG LWN ) at 41mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Hoktember Highway Strip airport ( AM-0003) at 52mi↑
- Iğdır airport (LTCT IGD ) at 57mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Akhalkalaki airport ( GE-0004) at 59mi↑defunct airport
- Ağrı airport (LTCO AJI ) at 63mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Stepanavan airport (UDLS ) at 72mi↑NOTAM
- Zvartnots International airport (UDYZ EVN ) at 73mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Erebuni airport (UDYE ) at 77mi↑NOTAM
- Victory Park heliport ( AM-0010) at 78mi↑
- Arzni airport ( UD21) at 78mi↑
- Sky Club Airstrip airport ( AM-0009) at 85mi↑
- Tsalka heliport ( GE-0008) at 87mi↑
- Gödekli Military Base 1 heliport ( TR-0219) at 95mi↑
- Gödekli Military Base 2 heliport ( TR-0220) at 95mi↑
- Gödekli South Border Post heliport ( TR-0217) at 99mi↑
- Gödekli South East Border Post heliport ( TR-0218) at 103mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Turkey
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
