COV · Tarsus, Turkey
Çukurova International Airport.
--:--:-- · TRT (UTC+03:00) · 36.8915° N, 35.0712° E
Çukurova International Airport
Airport serving Adana, Turkey
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for COV
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 324731; ident LTDB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
cukurovaairport.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Çukurova International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
COV / LTDB
OurAirports ident
LTDB
GPS / local code
LTDB
ISO region
TR-33
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
cukurovaairport.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q8077814
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--TRT · UTC+03:00
Time zone
TRT
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
25 km
Approximate distance to central Tarsus.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ankara
Languages
Turkish
Currency
TRY (₺)
Country area
783,562 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,482 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
2024
Owner / entity
General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Çukurova International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Tarsus, Turkey. Tarsus's built-up core sits roughly 25 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Istanbul (UTC+03:00, TRT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Çukurova International Airport (COV / LTDB) is at 36.8915° N, 35.0712° E, elevation 35 ft (11 m), serving Tarsus, Turkey.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Tarsus is in Turkey (capital Ankara); on Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00); working languages: Turkish; currency: TRY (₺).
Distance from central Tarsus: 25 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for COV.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Çukurova International Airport (COV / LTDB)
Çukurova International Airport · Airport serving Adana, Turkey
Known label 1
Çukurova International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for COV, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LTDB · LTDB · TR-33
cukurovaairport.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Name or history cue
The airport was built in order to replace its predecessor Adana Şakirpaşa Airport due to the old airport’s location of being in the city centre, and had no room to expand or be modernised.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Tarsus
tarsus · 16 km from COV
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 350,732 · city coordinates 36.9177, 34.8928
2. Kireçocağı
kirecocagi · 23 km from COV
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 45,476 · city coordinates 37.0500, 35.2333
3. Adana
adana · 25 km from COV
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 1,816,750 · city coordinates 36.9862, 35.3253
4. Mersin
mersin · 39 km from COV
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 537,842 · city coordinates 36.8120, 34.6389
5. İmamoğlu
imamoglu · 67 km from COV
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 31,916 · city coordinates 37.2651, 35.6572
6. Ceyhan
ceyhan · 68 km from COV
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 96,303 · city coordinates 37.0247, 35.8175
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ADA LTAF
Adana Şakirpaşa Airport · Seyhan
21 km from COV · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 65 ft (20 m) · airport coordinates 36.9822, 35.2804
2. ALP OSAP
Aleppo International Airport · Aleppo
208 km from COV · Asia/Damascus · +0h · elevation 1,276 ft (389 m) · airport coordinates 36.1813, 37.2269
3. ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Kayseri
212 km from COV · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 3,463 ft (1,056 m) · airport coordinates 38.7704, 35.4954
4. GZT LTAJ
Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Gaziantep
214 km from COV · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 2,315 ft (706 m) · airport coordinates 36.9472, 37.4787
5. NAV LTAZ
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Nevşehir
214 km from COV · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 3,100 ft (945 m) · airport coordinates 38.7719, 34.5345
Route-time reference set
1. COV-ALP
Aleppo · 208 km · 1h 6m
Asia/Damascus · +0h from COV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. COV-ASR
Kayseri · 212 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from COV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. COV-GZT
Gaziantep · 214 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from COV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. COV-NAV
Nevşehir · 214 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from COV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,482 ft / 3,500 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for COV.
Runway identifiers
03L/21R · 03R/21L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. ADA LTAF
Adana Şakirpaşa Airport · Seyhan · 21 km from COV
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 65 ft (20 m) · 36.9822, 35.2804
2. ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Kayseri · 212 km from COV
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,463 ft (1,056 m) · 38.7704, 35.4954
3. GZT LTAJ
Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Gaziantep · 214 km from COV
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 2,315 ft (706 m) · 36.9472, 37.4787
4. NAV LTAZ
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Nevşehir · 214 km from COV
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,100 ft (945 m) · 38.7719, 34.5345
5. ESB LTAC
Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara · 403 km from COV
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,125 ft (952 m) · 40.1281, 32.9951
6. SAW LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Pendik, Istanbul · 668 km from COV
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 312 ft (95 m) · 40.8986, 29.3092
Country and authority
COV sits in Turkey (Republic of Turkey), whose capital is Ankara. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Turkish. Currency context: TRY (₺). COV is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
COV is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Çukurova International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Adana, Turkey. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Name or history cue: The airport was built in order to replace its predecessor Adana Şakirpaşa Airport due to the old airport’s location of being in the city centre, and had no room to expand or be modernised.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q8077814 · Çukurova International Airport. Owner / owning body: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). Administrative area: Tarsus. Named after: Çukurova
Field and clock profile
Çukurova International Airport is a near sea-level field at 35 ft (11 m), positioned at 36.8915° N, 35.0712° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,482 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Tarsus is the closest retained city-time anchor at 16 km. ADA Seyhan is the closest retained airport alternative at 21 km.
Country airport peers
COV is compared with ADA Seyhan at 21 km, ASR Kayseri at 212 km, GZT Gaziantep at 214 km, NAV Nevşehir at 214 km, ESB Ankara at 403 km inside the retained Turkey airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
COV-ALP Aleppo: 208 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. COV-ASR Kayseri: 212 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. COV-GZT Gaziantep: 214 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. COV-NAV Nevşehir: 214 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LTDB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. cukurovaairport.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,482 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
03L/21R, 03R/21L
OurAirports classifies COV as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Tarsus.
COV (LTDB) is a near sea-level field at 35 ft (11 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
COV sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
COV's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,482 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
A specific operator or management record for COV is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at cukurovaairport.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for COV
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
COV uses Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Çukurova International Airport is about 25 km from central Tarsus; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ADA Seyhan is the closest retained alternate at 21 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
cukurovaairport.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place COV inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
COV ranks #4 in the curated Turkey airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 10 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
COV shares Europe/Istanbul with ADA Seyhan TR · ADB Gaziemir TR · ASR Kayseri TR · ESB Ankara TR · GZT Gaziantep TR · ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy) TR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
COV is 35 ft (11 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include AVV 35 ft (11 m) (0 ft delta) · DIA 35 ft (11 m) (0 ft delta) · HND 35 ft (11 m) (0 ft delta) · MWX 35 ft (11 m) (0 ft delta) · CGK 34 ft (10 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
COV's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ADA 21 km +0h · ALP 208 km +0h · ASR 212 km +0h · GZT 214 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
Great-circle route between airports with animated plane. Pick a route.
Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleppo | ALP | 208 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kayseri | ASR | 212 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Gaziantep | GZT | 214 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Nevşehir | NAV | 214 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
COV to ALP
Aleppo
Distance 208 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Asia/Damascus is +0h from COV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
COV to ASR
Kayseri
Distance 212 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from COV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
COV to GZT
Gaziantep
Distance 214 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from COV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Adana is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Çukurova International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from COV, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Tarsus
tarsus · 16 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kireçocağı
kirecocagi · 23 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Adana
adana · 25 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mersin
mersin · 39 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
İmamoğlu
imamoglu · 67 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ceyhan
ceyhan · 68 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Erdemli
erdemli · 75 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Arsuz
arsuz · 90 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kozan
kozan · 91 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Erzin
erzin · 100 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dörtyol
doertyol · 103 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
İskenderun
iskenderun · 104 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Çukurova International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Aleppo (ALP), Kayseri (ASR), Gaziantep (GZT). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,482 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 03L/21R, 03R/21L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 2024.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from COV. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Adana Şakirpaşa AirportADA
Seyhan · large airport
- Distance
- 21 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 65 ft (20 m)
Compare against ADA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Aleppo International AirportALP
Aleppo · large airport
- Distance
- 208 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft (389 m)
Compare against ALP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kayseri Erkilet International AirportASR
Kayseri · large airport
- Distance
- 212 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,463 ft (1,056 m)
Compare against ASR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Gaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportGZT
Gaziantep · large airport
- Distance
- 214 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,315 ft (706 m)
Compare against GZT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nevşehir Kapadokya AirportNAV
Nevşehir · large airport
- Distance
- 214 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,100 ft (945 m)
Compare against NAV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Çukurova International Airport (COV) in?▾
Çukurova International Airport is in the Europe/Istanbul timezone (UTC+03:00, TRT).
What are the codes for Çukurova International Airport?▾
Çukurova International Airport uses IATA code COV and ICAO code LTDB.
Where is Çukurova International Airport located?▾
Çukurova International Airport is located in Tarsus, Turkey at coordinates 36.8915° N, 35.0712° E, with an elevation of 35 ft (11 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Çukurova International Airport from central Tarsus?▾
Çukurova International Airport sits roughly 25 km from the nearest mapped city center for Tarsus.
Which route reference is most useful from COV?▾
Aleppo (ALP) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 6m, destination timezone Asia/Damascus, and a +0h difference from COV.
What other airports in Turkey are close peers to COV?▾
COV's curated peers in Turkey on this site include ADA Seyhan, ASR Kayseri, GZT Gaziantep, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Çukurova International Airport have?▾
Çukurova International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,482 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 03L/21R, 03R/21L.