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[[File:LTCO_ADC.png|thumb|right|400px|Ağrı Ahmed-i Hani Airport Aerodrome Chart (AIP AD 2 LTCO ADC)]]
'''Ağrı Ahmed-i Hani Airport''' ('''IATA: AJI''', '''ICAO: LTCO''') is a small regional airport serving the city of Ağrı in eastern Türkiye. It lies '''8 km south of Ağrı''' and is operated by DHMİ. The airport is a '''temporary border gate only for direct international flights''' (AD 2.23); customs and immigration are available during international flights.


Ağrı is one of the '''highest airports in Türkiye''': the aerodrome elevation is '''5,461 ft''' and the transition altitude is '''15,000 ft'''. The reference temperature is 31 °C and the mean low temperature is '''−14 °C''', so expect reduced take-off performance on warm summer days and snow, ice and de-icing in winter. Terrain around the field rises to 8,353 ft west/south-west and 9,436–9,600 ft south-east of the airport (an 11,263 ft peak is charted to the north-west), and the 25 NM MSA is 12,500–14,000 ft.


The airport has a single runway, '''16/34''' (3,000 m × 45 m, concrete), with a '''single taxiway (A)''' linking it to the only apron, '''Apron A''' (5 stands), on the west side of the field. There is '''no parallel taxiway''', so departing and arriving aircraft backtrack on the runway. The runway has a '''0.7 % slope''': the RWY 34 threshold (5,461 ft) is 69 ft higher than the RWY 16 threshold (5,392 ft). Airport operating hours are published by '''NOTAM''', and ATS, MET briefing, fuel, handling and de-icing are available only during aerodrome working hours (AD 2.3).

== Scenery ==
=== Payware ===
No payware scenery for LTCO was found at the time of writing.


=== Freeware ===
There are freeware options as well, but quality may vary significantly.
{| class="wikitable"
!Simulator
!Developer
!Publisher
!Links
|-
|Microsoft Flight Simulator
|StandByArda
|FlightSim.to
|[https://flightsim.to/addon/15531/ltco-agri-ahmed-i-hani-airport-turkey FlightSim.to] / [https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-agri-ahmed-i-hani-airport-ltco-turkey-standbyarda/406419 release thread]
|}


== Preferential Runway System (PRS) ==
The AIP does '''not''' publish a Preferential Runway System for LTCO (AD 2.20 and AD 2.22 are NIL). The runway in use is selected by Ağrı Tower according to the surface wind, traffic and the available procedures, and is announced on the ATIS.

Things to keep in mind when the runway is chosen:
* The only precision approach is the '''ILS Z CAT I RWY 16''' (IAGR 108.15). RWY 16 also has the precision approach lighting (CAT I barrette system, 900 m).
* '''RWY 34''' has only a '''VOR Z / NDB Z''' non-precision approach with a '''3.5° (6.1 %)''' final descent and simple approach lighting (450 m).
* Each runway direction has exactly one SID (INBAT 1A for RWY 16, INBAT 1B for RWY 34) and one STAR group (1D for RWY 16, 1F for RWY 34).


== Arrival Procedures ==
Ağrı Ahmed-i Hani lies inside the '''Ağrı CTR''', a '''15 NM radius circle''' (centred 393856N 0430129E) from the surface to '''19,000 ft AMSL''' (AD 2.17). Approach service is provided by '''Ağrı Tower within the CTR''' and by '''Ankara ACC outside the CTR'''. All STARs and approaches are '''conventional''', based on the '''ARI VOR/DME/NDB''' on the airport; there are no RNAV procedures.

* Transition altitude is '''15,000 ft'''. All STAR, holding and initial approach altitudes (10,000–12,500 ft) are below the TA, so you will be on QNH long before the approach – listen carefully for "altitude" vs "flight level" clearances.
* Maximum holding speed on the STARs and approaches is '''IAS 230 KT'''.
* '''DME is required''' for all instrument approaches; the ILS additionally requires '''VOR or NDB'''.
* Aerodrome warnings are issued by the Ağrı MET office (hours BTN 0500–1500 and during operations). Runway condition is assessed as per the ICAO GRF; a runway friction tester is used when needed (AD 2.7).
* '''Birds:''' the BRD chart shows bird activity is most dense in '''April and September''', with peak times BTN 05:30–08:00 and 16:00–18:00, at various levels between 100 and 2,000 m.

=== Runways and ILS ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!ILS (LLZ)
!Frequency / DME
!Category
!GP / RDH
!THR elevation
!Notes
|-
|'''16'''
|IAGR
|108.15 MHz / CH18Y (GP 334.55 MHz)
|CAT I
|3.0° / 55 ft
|5,392 ft
|Precision APP barrette system CAT I (900 m). PAPI 3° (left), MEHT 54 ft. TDZ elevation 5,405 ft.
|-
|'''34'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|5,461 ft
|VOR Z / NDB Z approach only. Simple APP lighting (450 m). PAPI 3° (left), MEHT 53 ft.
|}
Other navaids: '''ARI''' VOR/DME 116.7 MHz (CH114X, H24) and '''ARI''' NDB 289 kHz, co-located on the west side of the runway near the RWY 34 threshold (coverage 50 NM each). Runway threshold identification lights (RTIL) are installed. The two anemometers are 350 m inside the RWY 16 and RWY 34 thresholds.

=== STARs ===
STARs start at '''ALVUH''' (from the north-west, P/UP146), '''INBAT''' (from the west, via UZREB on W/UW94 and L/UL851) and '''VOSWO''' (from the south-east, L/UL851 and UP146). Your flight-planned route should end at the STAR entry point.

{| class="wikitable"
!Active Runway Configuration
!Designator
!Ends at
!Entry points
|-
|'''RWY 34''' (STAR-1)
|1F
|ARI VOR/NDB, 12,000 ft
|ALVUH, INBAT, VOSWO
|-
|'''RWY 16''' (STAR-2)
|1D
|ARI (IAF), 12,000 ft – or YAVVE (IAF), 10,000 ft for INBAT 1D
|ALVUH, INBAT, VOSWO
|}

==== RWY 34 ====
* '''ALVUH 1F:''' ALVUH (ARI R-305/D15.0) – track 125° – ARI at '''12,000 ft'''.
* '''INBAT 1F:''' INBAT (ARI R-276/D15.16) – track 096° – ARI at '''12,000 ft'''.
* '''VOSWO 1F:''' VOSWO (ARI R-105/D10.0) – track 285° – ARI at '''12,000 ft'''.
At ARI, hold (inbound 160°, 12,000 ft) and fly the '''VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 34''' (IAC-3). A holding is also charted at INBAT (inbound 096°, 12,500 ft).
[[File:LTCO_STAR_34.png|center|frameless|700px|STARs RWY 34 (AIP AD 2 LTCO STAR-1)]]

==== RWY 16 ====
* '''ALVUH 1D:''' ALVUH – track 125° – ARI (IAF) at '''12,000 ft'''.
* '''VOSWO 1D:''' VOSWO – track 285° – ARI (IAF) at '''12,000 ft'''.
* '''INBAT 1D:''' INBAT – track 096° – '''YAVVE (IAF)''' (ARI R-276/D9.0) at '''10,000 ft'''.
From ARI, the approach continues outbound on R-276 (276°) at 10,000 ft to YAVVE, then via the 9 DME arc to the ILS Z or VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 16 (IAC-1 / IAC-2). Holdings: ARI (inbound 264°, 12,000 ft) and INBAT (inbound 096°, 12,500 ft).
[[File:LTCO_STAR_16.png|center|frameless|700px|STARs RWY 16 (AIP AD 2 LTCO STAR-2)]]


=== Instrument Approaches ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!Approach
!Chart
!Initial approach
!Final approach
!Minima (OCA/H)
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''16'''
|ILS Z CAT I / LOC Z
|IAC-1
|ARI (IAF) outbound R-276 at 10,000 ft to YAVVE (IAF), 9 DME arc (9,700 ft at R-297/D9, lead radial R-325) to the IF (D9 ARI / D7.6 IAGR) at '''7,200 ft''', track 159°
|FAP '''D5.5 ARI / D4.1 IAGR, 6,720 ft''', track 158°, GP 3°, RDH 55 ft. LOC MAPt D3.8 ARI / D2.4 IAGR
|CAT I: 6,100 ft (708) with MA 2.5 %, 5,640 ft (248) with MA 3.0 %; LOC 6,160 ft (768) with MA 3.0 %; circling A/B 6,600 ft (1,139), C/D 7,730 ft (2,269)
|-
|VOR Z / NDB Z
|IAC-2
|As IAC-1 (YAVVE – 9 DME arc – IF 7,200 ft)
|FAF '''D5.5 ARI / D4.1 IAGR, 6,720 ft''', 5.2 %, 6,160 ft at D3.8 ARI; MAPt D2.5 ARI / D1.1 IAGR
|6,160 ft (768); circling A/B 6,600 ft (1,139), C/D 7,730 ft (2,269)
|-
|'''34'''
|VOR Z / NDB Z
|IAC-3
|ARI 12,000 ft, base turn outbound '''165°''' (CAT A/B, max IAS 140 KT) or '''173°''' (CAT C/D, max IAS 185 KT). '''Do not cross ARI R-141 during the base turn.'''
|FAF '''D10.5 ARI / D11.9 IAGR, 9,400 ft''', track 335°, '''6.1 % (3.5°)'''; checks D8 8,460 ft, D5 7,350 ft, D3.3 6,720 ft; MAPt D1.5 ARI / D2.9 IAGR
|6,260 ft (799) with missed approach climb gradient 4.0 %; circling 7,400 ft (1,939)
|}
'''Note on the ILS Z RWY 16:''' intercept the GP at 5.5 DME from the VOR/NDB (4.1 DME IAGR). The DME distances on the charts are given both from ARI (CH114X) and from the ILS DME IAGR (CH18Y) – check which one your aircraft is tuned to.

RWY 34 descent table (IAC-3): 10 NM to THR 9,220 ft – 9 NM 8,850 – 8 NM 8,480 – 7 NM 8,110 – 6 NM 7,740 – 5 NM 7,370 – 4 NM 7,000 – 3 NM 6,630 – 2 NM 6,260 ft.


'''Minimum Sector Altitude''' (25 NM, ARI VOR/NDB/DME; sectors as bearings TO ARI): 360°–090°: 12,500 ft; 090°–180°: 14,000 ft; 180°–270°: 12,500 ft; 270°–360°: 14,000 ft.

==== Holdings ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Fix
!Used for
!Inbound track
!Altitude
!Max IAS
|-
|'''ARI''' VOR/NDB
|RWY 34: STAR-1 (1F), VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 34 initial approach and missed approach
|160°
|12,000 ft
|230 KT
|-
|'''ARI''' VOR/NDB (IAF)
|RWY 16: STAR-2 (1D), ILS Z and VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 16 initial approach and missed approach
|264°
|12,000 ft
|230 KT
|-
|'''INBAT'''
|STAR-1 and STAR-2 (INBAT arrivals)
|096°
|12,500 ft
|230 KT
|}

==== Missed Approach ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Approach
!Missed approach procedure
|-
|ILS Z / LOC Z and VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 16
|Max IAS 185 KT until inbound to ARI VOR/NDB, climb to 12,000 ft. After crossing 6,200 ft and passing 1.5 DME to ARI VOR/NDB (0.1 DME to GP), turn left, establish on ARI R-078 and proceed until 12 DME from ARI, then turn left, proceed to ARI and hold at 12,000 ft. If unable to reach 12,000 ft by ARI, continue on R-276 and via a right turn proceed to ARI to reach 12,000 ft and hold.
|-
|VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 34
|Max IAS 185 KT until inbound to ARI VOR/NDB. Climb and proceed to ARI, then continue climbing on ARI R-350 until 12 DME ARI (10.6 DME IAGR), then turn left climbing to 12,000 ft, proceed to ARI and hold. Minimum climb gradient 4.0 %.
|}
[[File:LTCO_IAC_ILS_Z_16.png|center|frameless|700px|ILS Z CAT I or LOC Z RWY 16 (AIP AD 2 LTCO IAC-1)]]
[[File:LTCO_IAC_VOR_Z_34.png|center|frameless|700px|VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 34 (AIP AD 2 LTCO IAC-3)]]

=== Radio Failure ===
AD 2.22 (Flight Procedures) for LTCO is '''NIL''', so there is no local radio failure procedure. The general procedures in Türkiye AIP ENR 1.3 apply.


== Ground Operations ==
=== Ground Layout ===
The terminal, tower and '''Apron A''' are on the '''west side''' of the runway. '''TWY A''' (25 m wide, concrete) is the '''only taxiway''': it connects Apron A to RWY 16/34 and has the only '''stop bar''' on the airfield (no runway guard lights). An aircraft holding point (AHP) is marked on TWY A. Taxiing guidance signs are not available; guide lines are painted on the apron. Taxiways have edge lighting only.

With no parallel taxiway, departing aircraft '''enter the runway via TWY A and backtrack''' to the threshold in use, and landing aircraft backtrack to TWY A after landing. Turn pads are marked "as appropriate" (AD 2.9). An '''engine test area''' is charted at the south (RWY 34) end of the field.

[[File:LTCO_ADC.png|center|frameless|700px|Ağrı Ahmed-i Hani Aerodrome Chart]]

=== Apron, Gates and Stands ===
[[File:LTCO_PRKG.png|thumb|right|350px|Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart (AIP AD 2 LTCO PRKG)]]
Apron A (concrete, PCN 70 R/B/W/T, elevation 1,656 m) has '''five stands''', numbered 1–5 from south to north:
{| class="wikitable"
!Stand
!Largest aircraft (PRKG)
|-
|1
|B737-800
|-
|2
|B737-800
|-
|3
|A310
|-
|4
|B737-800
|-
|5
|B737-800
|}
* There is no visual docking guidance system. The altimeter check point is on Apron A (1,656 m); INS coordinates for each stand are on the PRKG chart.
* There is no cargo handling, hangar space or repair facility for visiting aircraft. Jet A-1 is available by tanker (90,000 l) during aerodrome working hours.

==== De-icing and Winter Operations ====
The '''de-icing area''' is at the '''north-east corner of Apron A''', next to stand 5 (ADC/PRKG). De-icing is available during aerodrome working hours (AD 2.3, AD 2.4). Snow removal is done with mechanical equipment and chemical de-icing with standard clearance priorities (AD 1.2.2), and runway condition is assessed as per the ICAO GRF (AD 2.7).


=== Planning Taxi Time ===
All departures leave Apron A via TWY A and backtrack on the runway. Expect a longer runway occupancy time than usual and possible delays to arrivals while you backtrack.


=== ATIS ===
'''Ağrı Information''' is broadcast on '''125.050 MHz''' (AD 2.18 hours: "As AD"). Always copy the ATIS before calling Ground.


=== Obtaining Clearance ===
There is no separate Delivery position in the AIP. Call '''Ağrı Ground (121.725)''' for your ATC clearance. In your initial call, include your callsign, stand, destination and the ATIS letter you have received.


=== Pushback and Engine Start ===
Call Ground with your callsign and stand number when you are fully ready. The AIP does not state whether stands are push-back or self-manoeuvring.


=== Taxi Procedures ===
Taxi via '''TWY A''' to the runway, then '''backtrack''' to the threshold in use when cleared by Tower. Full-length declared distances are '''3,000 m''' (TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA) for both runways; no intersection distances are published.

=== Phraseology to be Used for Taxi ===
<blockquote>
'''Pilot:''' Ağrı Ground, THY7AJ, stand 3, request taxi.

'''GND:''' THY7AJ, Ağrı Ground, taxi to holding point runway 16 via A.

'''Pilot:''' Taxi to holding point runway 16 via A, THY7AJ.

''(approaching the holding point)''

'''GND:''' THY7AJ, contact Ağrı Tower 118.475.

'''Pilot:''' Ağrı Tower 118.475, THY7AJ.

'''TWR:''' THY7AJ, Ağrı Tower, enter runway 16 via A and backtrack, report ready.
</blockquote>


== Departure Procedures ==
=== RECAT - LTCO ===
Turkish airspace uses wake turbulence re-categorisation (RECAT-EU). More information on [https://skybrary.aero/articles/recat-eu SkyBrary].

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |RECAT LTCO
! colspan="6" |Follower
|-
!Super Heavy (A)
!Upper Heavy (B)
!Lower Heavy (C)
!Upper Medium (D)
!Lower Medium (E)
!Light (F)
|-
! rowspan="6" |Leader
!A Super Heavy
|80s||100s||120s||140s||160s||180s
|-
!B Upper Heavy
|80s||80s||80s||100s||120s||140s
|-
!C Lower Heavy
|80s||80s||80s||80s||100s||120s
|-
!D Upper Medium
|80s||80s||80s||80s||80s||120s
|-
!E Lower Medium
|80s||80s||80s||80s||80s||100s
|-
!F Light
|80s||80s||80s||80s||80s||80s
|}

=== Minimum Runway Occupancy Time for Departures ===
AD 2.20 (Local Aerodrome Regulations) for LTCO is '''NIL''': no runway occupancy or pilot reaction time rules are published. Because every departure backtracks on the runway, be ready for departure before you enter the runway.


=== High Elevation ===
With an aerodrome elevation of 5,461 ft, terrain all around and a 31 °C reference temperature, check your take-off performance and the '''SID minimum climb gradients''' below carefully – they apply up to 14,000 ft (INBAT 1B).


=== SIDs ===
There is '''one SID per runway''', both conventional (based on ARI VOR/DME/NDB) and both ending at '''INBAT''' (ARI R-276/D15.16), from where you join the airway (W/UW94 towards UZREB). INBAT should be the first point of your flight-planned route.

{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!SID
!Procedure (AIP description)
!Minimum climb gradient
|-
|'''16''' (SID-1)
|'''INBAT 1A'''
|After take-off climb on ARI R-162 (162° of ARI NDB), cross 8,100 ft until 8 DME (ARI) / 9.4 DME (IAGR), then turn right and proceed along the 8 DME arc (ARI) / 9.4 DME arc (IAGR) to intercept ARI R-276 (276° of ARI NDB) (lead radial R-252) and proceed to INBAT and join the airway.
|5.4 % (328 ft/NM) until 8 DME; then 4.6 % (280 ft/NM) to INBAT
|-
|'''34''' (SID-2)
|'''INBAT 1B'''
|After take-off climb on ARI R-342 (342° of ARI NDB), cross 8,000 ft until 12 DME (ARI) / 10.6 DME (IAGR), then turn right, proceed to and cross ARI VOR/NDB '''at or above 12,000 ft''', then turn right, intercept ARI R-276 (276° of ARI NDB) and proceed to INBAT to join the airway. '''Max IAS 204 KT until inbound to the VOR/NDB.'''
|4.1 % (250 ft/NM) until crossing 14,000 ft
|}


[[File:LTCO_SID_16.png|center|frameless|700px|SID RWY 16 – INBAT 1A (AIP AD 2 LTCO SID-1)]]
[[File:LTCO_SID_34.png|center|frameless|700px|SID RWY 34 – INBAT 1B (AIP AD 2 LTCO SID-2)]]

=== Noise Abatement Procedures ===
Aircraft certified to ICAO Annex 16 Vol. I '''Chapter 3''' must apply '''NADP-2'''; Chapter 2 aircraft apply NADP-1 only. All other aircraft apply NADP-1 or NADP-2. Noise abatement procedures apply until passing '''3,000 ft''' (AD 2.21).

=== Airborne ===
Approach service inside the 15 NM CTR is provided by Ağrı Tower, so you will normally stay with '''Ağrı Tower''' after take-off until you are transferred to '''Ankara Control''' outside the CTR. Comply with the speed restriction and climb gradients on the SID, and tell ATC if you cannot fly the assigned SID.
<blockquote>
'''TWR:''' THY7AJ, contact Ankara Control, goodbye.

'''Pilot:''' Ankara Control, THY7AJ, goodbye.

'''Pilot:''' Ankara Control, THY7AJ, INBAT 1A, passing 9,000 ft climbing 12,000 ft.
</blockquote>


== After Departure ==
Outside the Ağrı CTR you are under the control of '''Ankara ACC''' (AD 2.17).


Thank you for flying with TRvACC — hope to see you again in Ağrı!

== Frequencies ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Station
!Callsign
!Frequency
|-
|ATIS
|Ağrı Information
|125.050
|-
|Ground
|Ağrı Ground
|121.725
|-
|Tower / Approach
|Ağrı Tower / Ağrı Approach
|118.050, 118.475 (UHF 278.675). Charts: TWR 118.475, APP 278.675
|}
Tower/Approach and Ground operate during aerodrome working hours (HO). Emergency 121.500 / 243.000. Approach service is provided by Ağrı Tower within the CTR and by Ankara ACC outside the CTR.


== References ==
* Türkiye AIP, AD 2 LTCO – Ağrı/Ahmed-i Hani, text pages AD 2.1–2.24 (AIRAC 2610)
* AD 2 LTCO ADC – Aerodrome Chart (AIRAC AMDT 03/26)
* AD 2 LTCO PRKG – Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart (AIRAC AMDT 03/26)
* AD 2 LTCO SID-1 (RWY 16, INBAT 1A), SID-2 (RWY 34, INBAT 1B)
* AD 2 LTCO STAR-1 (RWY 34, 1F), STAR-2 (RWY 16, 1D, AIRAC AMDT 05/26)
* AD 2 LTCO IAC-1 (ILS Z CAT I or LOC Z RWY 16), IAC-2 (VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 16), IAC-3 (VOR Z / NDB Z RWY 34)
* AD 2 LTCO BRD – Bird Concentration and Movement Chart

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