1134998: New airport page – AIP AIRAC 2610

2026-10-11T15:32:14Z

New airport page – AIP AIRAC 2610

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[[File:LTCA_ADC.png|thumb|right|400px|Elazığ Aerodrome Chart (AIP AD 2 LTCA ADC)]]
'''Elazığ Airport''' ('''IATA: EZS''', '''ICAO: LTCA''') serves the city of Elazığ in eastern Anatolia and is located 16 km south of the city. It is a '''joint military/civil aerodrome''' (AIP: ''"Available to: Military - Civil"''), with DHMİ as the civil aerodrome operator. The airport is open H24 and has a permanent border gate (customs and immigration H24).


The airport has two parallel runways, '''07R/25L''' and '''07L/25R''' (both 3,000 m × 45 m), but '''RWY 07L/25R is used as a taxiway by civil aircraft'''. It can be used as a runway for landing and take-off only in emergencies and when RWY 07R/25L is closed for maintenance. Elevation is '''2,928 ft''' and the transition altitude is '''10,000 ft'''.

The airport sits in a valley in mountainous terrain, with the '''Keban Dam Lake''' to the north and east and '''Lake Hazar''' to the south-east. The minimum sector altitudes are '''9,500–10,000 ft''' and '''circling is not authorised south of the aerodrome'''. All instrument approaches use a steep '''3.5°''' glide path. Arrivals and departures are flown in the '''Elazığ TMA''', which borders the Malatya and Diyarbakır MTMAs (military TMAs). '''Apron B''' and TWYs '''D, E, F''' and '''F1''' are for '''military aircraft only'''.

== Scenery ==
=== Payware ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Simulator
!Developer
!Publisher
!Links
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=== Freeware ===
There are freeware options as well, but quality may vary significantly.
{| class="wikitable"
!Simulator
!Developer
!Publisher
!Links
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|Microsoft Flight Simulator
|Community
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|}


== Preferential Runway System (PRS) ==
The AIP does '''not''' publish a Preferential Runway System for LTCA. The runway in use is selected by ATC and announced on the ATIS. Keep these AIP facts in mind:
* '''RWY 25L''' has the most procedures: three ILS approaches (ILS Z, Y and X, '''CAT I'''), an RNP approach, VOR and NDB approaches, and the RNAV STARs (STAR-2, STAR-3) and the only RNAV SIDs (SID-3).
* '''RWY 07R''' has an '''ILS Z CAT I''' approach (IAC-13) plus VOR and NDB approaches, but no RNAV STARs or RNAV SIDs.
* RWY 07L/25R is normally a taxiway. RNP RWY 25R, VOR Z RWY 25R and VOR Z RWY 07L approaches are published for it.
* '''Conventional SIDs''' are published for both directions (RWY 07L/R and RWY 25L/R).


== Arrival Procedures ==
Elazığ is in the '''Elazığ TMA'''. Two types of STAR are published:
* '''Conventional STARs''' (STAR-1, "1E" designators) from '''ARPUT, BULUT, ERGAN, HAZAR, SORAR, PALUT, FILIZ''' and '''ERTEK''' to the '''EZS VOR''' (Elazığ VOR/DME 114.7, north-west of the airport). These can be used for either runway direction.
* '''RNAV (GNSS) STARs''' for '''RWY 25L''' (STAR-2 "1A" and STAR-3 "1F") and '''RWY 25R''' (STAR-4 "1G"), from '''BULUT, ARPUT''' and '''EZS''' only.
The STAR entry fix should be the '''last point''' of your flight-planned route.

* The RNAV STARs need '''RNP-1'''. If you are not RNP-1 approved, '''tell ATC''' (chart remark).
* The RNP approaches (IAC-8, IAC-9) need '''RNP APCH approval''' and '''GNSS'''.
* All VOR, NDB and ILS approaches need '''DME'''. The ILS approaches also need '''VOR or NDB''' (charted).
* Max holding (and base turn) speed is '''IAS 230 KT''' unless a lower speed is charted.
* '''Circling is not authorised south of the aerodrome''' (all approach charts).
* All IFR/VFR civil, '''non-scheduled''' and military traffic must coordinate with the Elazığ Airport Authority or the ATC unit. Non-scheduled flights must get permission from the Aerodrome Directorate '''at least 3 hours in advance''' (AD 2.20).
* '''Bird hazard''' (BRD chart): flocks of stopover and migrating birds are present around the '''Keban Dam Lake''' area and the swamp near the aerodrome. 100–1,000 birds have been observed at heights between ground level and 9,842 ft AGL, with peak times 04:00–08:00 and 13:00–16:00. April and May are the most dense period. Migration takes place in all months except August and September.


=== Low Visibility Procedure ===
The AIP has no low visibility procedures for LTCA. The precision approaches are '''ILS CAT I''' to RWY 25L and RWY 07R. Stop bars and runway guard lights are available at TWYs A, A1, B, B1, B2, C, D, E, E1, F1 and F2 (AD 2.9).

=== Runways and ILS ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!ILS (LLZ)
!Frequency / DME
!Category
!GP / RDH
!THR elevation
!Notes
|-
|'''25L'''
|IELG
|110.3 MHz / CH40X (GP 335 MHz)
|CAT I
|3.5° / 57 ft (IAC charts: 60 ft)
|2,884 ft (TDZ 2,903 ft)
|Main instrument runway. Precision approach lighting CAT I, 900 m barrette system (600 m flashing). PAPI 3.5° (MEHT 53 ft). ILS/DME unusable beyond 10° left of the localizer centreline.
|-
|'''07R'''
|IELZ
|110.90 MHz / CH46X (GP 330.8 MHz)
|CAT I
|3.5° / 55 ft
|2,924 ft (TDZ 2,924 ft)
|Precision approach lighting CAT I, 690 m barrette system. PAPI 3.5° (MEHT 54 ft).
|-
|25R
| –
| –
| –
|PAPI 3.5° (MEHT 63 ft)
|2,890 ft
|RNP and VOR Z approaches. Simple approach lighting 420 m. Runway normally used as a taxiway
|-
|07L
| –
| –
| –
|PAPI 3° (left, MEHT 45 ft)
|2,928 ft
|VOR Z approach. Simple approach lighting 360 m. Runway normally used as a taxiway
|}

Other navaids: '''ELG''' VOR/DME 112.15 MHz (CH58Y) and '''ELG''' NDB 338 kHz, co-located on the airport ("Keban"); '''EZS''' VOR/DME 114.7 MHz (CH94X), north-west of the airport ("Elazığ"). The '''ELG NDB and ELG VOR/DME are unusable''' between 110° and 200° (R110–R200) beyond 20 NM below 12,000 ft.

=== STARs ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Active Runway Configuration
!Chart
!Designator
!Ends at
!Entry points
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''RWY 25L'''
|STAR-2
|1A
|KADAS (FAF of ILS X RWY 25L), 6,600 ft
|BULUT, ARPUT, EZS
|-
|STAR-3
|1F
|ZAHOM (FAF of RNP RWY 25L), 4,800 ft
|BULUT, ARPUT, EZS
|-
|'''RWY 25R'''
|STAR-4
|1G
|YUFUF (FAF of RNP RWY 25R), 4,800 ft
|BULUT, ARPUT, EZS
|-
|'''Any runway''' (conventional)
|STAR-1
|1E
|EZS VOR, 8,500 ft
|ARPUT, BULUT, ERGAN, HAZAR, SORAR, PALUT, FILIZ, ERTEK
|}


==== RWY 25L/R (RNAV STAR-2, STAR-3, STAR-4) ====
All RNAV STARs fly '''east past the airport to ALFES (IAF)''', then turn south to '''MEHTU''' and west onto final:
* '''BULUT''' 1A/1F/1G: BULUT – REHAP – CA652 – ALFES
* '''ARPUT''' 1A/1F/1G: ARPUT – CA651 – ALFES
* '''EZS''' 1A/1F/1G: EZS – ALFES

Restrictions:
* '''ALFES''' (IAF): '''8,000 ft or above''' (all).
* '''MEHTU''': '''max IAS 220 KT''', '''7,300 ft or above''' (1A, where MEHTU is the IF) or '''6,800 ft or above''' (1F/1G, where MEHTU is an IAF).
* '''1A''': KADAS (FAF) at '''6,600 ft''', then continue with the '''ILS X CAT I or LOC X RWY 25L''' (IAC-12).
* '''1F''': KADAS (IF) at 5,800 ft, ZAHOM (FAF) at '''4,800 ft''', then continue with the '''RNP RWY 25L''' (IAC-8).
* '''1G''': KADAS (IF) at 5,800 ft, YUFUF (FAF) at '''4,800 ft''', then continue with the '''RNP RWY 25R''' (IAC-9).
* Descent is "As Cleared" on all RNAV STARs.
Holdings are charted at '''ALFES''' (inbound 160°, 8,000 ft) and at '''EZS''' (inbound 074°, 8,500 ft).
[[File:LTCA_STAR_25L_1A.png|center|frameless|700px|RNAV STARs RWY 25L – 1A (AIP AD 2 LTCA STAR-2)]]
[[File:LTCA_STAR_25L.png|center|frameless|700px|RNAV STARs RWY 25L – 1F (AIP AD 2 LTCA STAR-3)]]
[[File:LTCA_STAR_25R.png|center|frameless|700px|RNAV STARs RWY 25R – 1G (AIP AD 2 LTCA STAR-4)]]

==== Conventional STARs (both runway directions) ====
The 1E STARs follow the EZS VOR radials inbound to '''EZS''', with '''8,500 ft''' charted on each inbound segment:
{| class="wikitable"
!STAR
!Entry fix (EZS radial/DME)
!Inbound track to EZS
|-
|ARPUT 1E||R-295 / D15.54||115°
|-
|BULUT 1E||R-275 / D15.41||095°
|-
|ERGAN 1E||R-213 / D14.78||033°
|-
|HAZAR 1E||R-131 / D14.31||311°
|-
|SORAR 1E||R-104 / D14.42||284°
|-
|PALUT 1E||R-087 / D14.53||267°
|-
|FILIZ 1E||R-044 / D14.98||224°
|-
|ERTEK 1E||R-007 / D15.36||187°
|}
The holding at EZS is inbound '''152°''' at '''8,500 ft'''. From EZS, track '''148°''' is charted to the ELG VOR/NDB at the airport, where the conventional approaches start (VOR A starts at EZS).
[[File:LTCA_STAR_CONV.png|center|frameless|700px|Conventional STARs (AIP AD 2 LTCA STAR-1)]]

=== Instrument Approaches ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!Approach
!Chart
!Initial approach
!Minima (OCA/H)
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''25L'''
|ILS X CAT I / LOC X
|IAC-12
|STAR-2 (1A) to '''KADAS (FAF)''' 6,600 ft (D10.15 ELG / D10 GP)
|CAT I 3,350 ft (466) with 2.5% MA, 3,150 ft (266) with 4% MA; LOC 3,450 ft (566)
|Connects to the RNAV STAR 1A
|-
|ILS Z CAT I / LOC Z
|IAC-6
|ELG 9,500 ft → outbound track 053° → D17.6 ELG arc → '''ARCOM (IF)''' 8,200 ft
|As ILS X
|FAF D10.15 ELG / D10 GP 6,600 ft
|-
|ILS Y CAT I / LOC Y
|IAC-7
|From EZS on R-101 at 9,500 ft to the IF (D17 GP / D17.15 ELG) 8,200 ft; racetrack at the IF
|As ILS X
|FAF KADAS (D10.15 ELG / D10 GP) 6,600 ft
|-
|RNP (LNAV)
|IAC-8 / 8A
|STAR-3 (1F) to '''ZAHOM (FAF)''' 4,800 ft
|LNAV 3,330 ft (446)
|RNP APCH approval and GNSS required; 3.5° (6.1%)
|-
|VOR Z
|IAC-3
|ELG 9,500 ft → outbound R-045 → D14.6 ELG 8,200 ft, turn onto inbound 244°
|3,350 ft (466)
|MAPt D1.6 ELG
|-
|NDB Z
|IAC-4
|ELG NDB/DME 9,500 ft → outbound 045° → D14.6, turn onto inbound 244°
|3,450 ft (566)
|MAPt D1.6 ELG
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''07R'''
|ILS Z CAT I / LOC Z
|IAC-13
|ELG 9,500 ft → outbound R-238 → D17.0 ELG 7,800 ft, base turn (max IAS 200 KT)
|CAT I 3,144 ft (220); LOC 3,680 ft (756)
|FAP D14.3 ELG / D13.2 GP 7,800 ft; inbound 070°
|-
|VOR Z
|IAC-1
|ELG 9,500 ft → outbound R-235 → D14.4 ELG 7,800 ft, base turn onto inbound 073°
|4,000 ft (1,076)
|MAPt D3.9 ELG
|-
|NDB Z
|IAC-2
|ELG NDB/DME 9,500 ft → outbound 235° → D14.4, base turn onto inbound 073°
|4,100 ft (1,176)
|MAPt D3.9 ELG
|-
| rowspan="2" |25R
|RNP (LNAV)
|IAC-9 / 9A
|STAR-4 (1G) to '''YUFUF (FAF)''' 4,800 ft
|LNAV 3,330 ft (440)
|Only when 07L/25R is used as a runway. RNP APCH approval and GNSS required
|-
|VOR Z
|IAC-11
|ELG 9,500 ft → outbound R-046 → D14.6, base turn (max IAS 200 KT) onto inbound 240°
|3,450 ft (560)
|Only when 07L/25R is used as a runway
|-
|07L
|VOR Z
|IAC-10
|ELG 9,500 ft → outbound R-242 → D14.4, base turn (max IAS 200 KT) onto inbound 075°
|4,100 ft (1,172)
|Only when 07L/25R is used as a runway
|-
|Circling
|VOR A
|IAC-5
|EZS 8,500 ft, racetrack (max IAS 185 KT) outbound 332°, inbound 152° (EZS R-152)
|Straight-in '''not authorised'''; circling only
|MAPt D7 EZS
|}
'''Circling minima''' (all approaches): CAT A/B 4,500 ft (1,572), CAT C 5,200 ft (2,272), CAT D 5,700 ft (2,772). '''Circling is not authorised south of the aerodrome.'''


'''RWY 25L ILS final approach (IAC-6, 7, 12):''' FAF at '''D10.15 ELG / D10 GP, 6,600 ft''', GP '''3.5°''', inbound 250°. Intercept the GP at 10 DME (GP). Check altitudes: D4.31 ELG / D4.15 GP 4,430 ft. MAPt at D1.69 ELG / D1.53 GP (LOC).

'''RWY 07R ILS final approach (IAC-13):''' FAP at '''D14.3 ELG / D13.2 GP, 7,800 ft''', GP '''3.5°''', inbound 070°. Check altitudes: D11.3/D10.2 GP 6,690 ft, D8.3/D7.2 GP 5,570 ft, D5.3/D4.2 GP 4,460 ft. MAPt (LOC) at D3.0 ELG / D1.9 GP.

'''RNP RWY 25L/25R final approach (IAC-8, 9):''' ZAHOM / YUFUF (FAF) 4,800 ft → MAPt at the runway threshold (RW25L / RW25R), 3.5° (6.1%), 5.0 NM. Timing is not authorised for defining the MAPt.

'''Minimum Sector Altitude''' (25 NM, ELG VOR/NDB; sectors as bearings TO ELG): 090°–180°: 9,500 ft; 180°–270°: 9,500 ft; 270°–360°: 10,000 ft; 360°–090°: 10,000 ft. The EZS-based charts (STAR-1 to 4, SID-3, IAC-5, 8, 9) show the same values around EZS.

==== Holdings ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Fix
!Used for
!Inbound track
!Altitude
!Max IAS
|-
|'''ELG''' VOR/NDB
|RWY 25 approaches (VOR Z, NDB Z, ILS Z/Y/X) and their missed approaches
|069°
|9,500 ft
|230 KT
|-
|'''ELG''' VOR/NDB
|RWY 07 approaches (VOR Z, NDB Z, ILS Z) and their missed approaches
|251°
|9,500 ft
|230 KT
|-
|'''EZS''' VOR
|Conventional STARs (1E)
|152°
|8,500 ft
| –
|-
|'''EZS''' VOR
|RNAV STARs; missed approach RNP RWY 25L/25R
|074°
|8,500 ft
| –
|-
|'''ALFES''' (IAF)
|RNAV STARs 1A/1F/1G
|160°
|8,000 ft
| –
|}


==== Missed Approach ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Approach
!Missed approach procedure
|-
|ILS Z/Y/X, VOR Z, NDB Z RWY 25L; VOR Z RWY 25R
|Climb on ELG VOR R-244 (244° of ELG NDB), turn right at 9.4 DME to cross ELG at '''9,500 ft''' and hold. If unable to reach 9,500 ft at ELG, intercept ELG R-069 (069° of ELG NDB), cross 7,800 ft, then turn left climbing to cross ELG at 9,500 ft and hold. Max IAS 230 KT.
|-
|RNP RWY 25L / 25R
|Climb at or above '''8,500 ft''' from the runway to CA621 (max IAS 220 KT), turn right to CA622 (max IAS 230 KT), turn right to '''EZS''' and hold.
|-
|ILS Z / LOC Z RWY 07R
|Climb on R-068 (068° of NDB) until passing 5,500 ft, then turn left climbing to '''9,500 ft''', proceed to the VOR/NDB and hold. Max IAS 220 KT until inbound to the VOR.
|-
|VOR Z, NDB Z RWY 07R; VOR Z RWY 07L
|Intercept ELG R-064 (064° of NDB), cross 6,700 ft, then turn left climbing to cross ELG at '''9,500 ft''' and hold. Max IAS 230 KT.
|-
|VOR A
|Turn left, intercept EZS R-115 climbing to cross EZS at '''8,500 ft''' and hold. If unable to reach 8,500 ft at EZS, intercept R-332, cross 7,300 ft, then turn left climbing to cross EZS at 8,500 ft and hold.
|}
[[File:LTCA_IAC_ILS_X_25L.png|center|frameless|700px|ILS X CAT I or LOC X RWY 25L (AIP AD 2 LTCA IAC-12)]]
[[File:LTCA_IAC_RNP_25L.png|center|frameless|700px|RNP RWY 25L (AIP AD 2 LTCA IAC-8)]]
[[File:LTCA_IAC_ILS_Z_07R.png|center|frameless|700px|ILS Z CAT I or LOC Z RWY 07R (AIP AD 2 LTCA IAC-13)]]

=== Radio Failure ===
The procedures in Türkiye AIP ENR 1.3-4.5 apply, with these LTCA rules (AD 2.22):
* '''IFR flights unable to comply with the RNAV procedure:''' proceed to the '''EZS VOR''' via the STAR-1 procedure. When required to comply with ENR 1.3-4.5.3.1 f, hold over EZS until commencement of descent, then fly an instrument approach procedure and land.
* '''IFR flights able to comply with the RNAV procedure:''' proceed to '''ALFES'''. When required to comply with ENR 1.3-4.5.3.1 f, hold over ALFES until commencement of descent, then fly the RNP STAR and the corresponding approach procedure and land.


== Ground Operations ==
=== Ground Layout ===
In normal civil operations '''RWY 07R/25L''' is the only active runway. '''RWY 07L/25R is used as a taxiway by civil aircraft''' and ATC will refer to it as such. TWY edge lights are switched on when it is used as a taxiway (AD 2.20).
* '''TWY A''' and '''TWY B''' connect Apron A with RWY 07L/25R, and '''TWY C''' connects the east end of Apron A with it.
* '''TWY A1''' (07 end), '''B1''', '''B2''', '''E1''' and '''F2''' (25 end) connect RWY 07L/25R with RWY 07R/25L.
* '''Apron B (MIL)''' and TWYs '''D, E, F''' and '''F1''' are '''only for military aircraft'''.
* Stop bars and runway guard lights are installed at TWYs A, A1, B, B1, B2, C, D, E, E1, F1 and F2. RWYs have runway threshold identification lights (RTIL).
* There is an '''anti-icing area''' at the west end of Apron A, and '''engine test areas''' near both runway ends.
[[File:LTCA_ADC.png|center|frameless|700px|Elazığ Aerodrome Chart]]

=== Apron, Gates and Stands ===
[[File:LTCA_PRKG.png|thumb|right|350px|Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart (AIP AD 2 LTCA PRKG)]]
The civil '''Apron A''' is in front of the terminal and has '''16 stands''' (1–15 and 14A):
* '''Stands 1–6''': B737-800
* '''Stands 7–13''': A321-200
* '''Stand 14A''': B767-400 (overlaps stand 14)
* '''Stand 14''': B737-800
* '''Stand 15''': CRJ-200

'''Push-back service is provided for all stands''' (AD 2.9). The altimeter check point is on Apron A (896 m).

==== De-icing ====
De-icing is available H24 (AD 2.3, AD 2.4). The ADC shows an '''anti-icing area''' at the west end of Apron A. The AIP publishes no de-icing procedure.


=== Planning Taxi Time ===
All civil traffic taxis via Apron A and RWY 07L/25R (used as taxiway).
* '''RWY 07R''': short taxi via TWY A and A1 to the 07R threshold. An intersection take-off from '''TWY B1''' is published (TORA 2,575 m).
* '''RWY 25L''': departures taxi east along RWY 07L/25R to the 25L threshold via TWY F2.


=== ATIS ===
'''Elazığ Information''' is broadcast on '''127.950 MHz''', H24. Always copy the ATIS before calling.

=== Obtaining Clearance ===
There is '''no separate Delivery position''' in the AIP. Call '''Elazığ Ground (121.900)''' 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. Ground will either clear you or ask you to stand by. Push-back is provided for all stands.


=== Taxi Procedures ===
RWY 07L/25R is a taxiway for civil aircraft. Do not use TWYs D, E, F or F1 or Apron B (military only). Stop at the lit stop bars and follow ATC's taxi instructions.

{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!Intersection
!TORA
!TODA
!ASDA
!LDA
|-
| rowspan="2" |07R
|Full length
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|-
|B1
|2,575 m
|2,575 m
|2,575 m
| –
|-
|25L
|Full length
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|-
| rowspan="3" |07L
|Full length
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|-
|B
|2,575 m
|2,575 m
|2,575 m
| –
|-
|C
|2,300 m
|2,300 m
|2,300 m
| –
|-
|25R
|Full length
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|3,000 m
|}

=== Phraseology to be Used for Taxi ===
<blockquote>
'''Pilot:''' Elazığ Ground, THY7CA, stand 8, request taxi.

'''GND:''' THY7CA, Elazığ Ground, taxi to holding point runway 25L via B, runway 07L/25R and F2.

'''Pilot:''' Taxi to holding point runway 25L via B, runway 07L/25R and F2, THY7CA.

''(approaching the holding point)''

'''GND:''' THY7CA, contact Elazığ Tower 118.950.

'''Pilot:''' Elazığ Tower 118.950, THY7CA.
</blockquote>


== Departure Procedures ==
=== RECAT - LTCA ===
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 LTCA
! 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 ===
The AIP (AD 2.20) has '''no''' runway occupancy or pilot reaction-time rules for LTCA.


=== SIDs ===
Elazığ has '''conventional SIDs''' for both runway directions (via the ELG VOR/NDB and the EZS VOR) and '''RNAV (GNSS) SIDs for RWY 25L''' to the west only. SID exit fixes are '''HAZAR, ERGAN, BULUT, ARPUT, ERTEK, FILIZ, PALUT''' and '''SORAR''', which should be the '''first point''' of your flight-planned route. There are no time restrictions on the SIDs.

{| class="wikitable"
!Runway
!Chart
!Designators
!Initial procedure
!Min. climb gradient
|-
|'''07L/R'''
|SID-1 / 1A (conventional)
|HAZAR 1B, ERGAN 1B, BULUT 1B, ARPUT 1B, ERTEK 1B, FILIZ 1B, PALUT 1B, SORAR 1B
|Intercept ELG R-062 (062° of ELG NDB), climb until passing '''5,700 ft''', then turn left to cross the '''EZS VOR'''
|'''5% (304 ft/NM)''' until passing EZS VOR
|-
|'''25L/R'''
|SID-2 / 2A (conventional)
|HAZAR 1C, ERGAN 1C, BULUT 1C, ARPUT 1C, ERTEK 1C, FILIZ 1C, PALUT 1C, SORAR 1C
|Intercept ELG R-245 (245° of ELG NDB), climb until passing '''5,000 ft''', then turn right to cross the '''EZS VOR'''
|'''5% (304 ft/NM)''' until passing EZS VOR
|-
|'''25L'''
|SID-3 (RNAV (GNSS), RNP-1)
|BULUT 1D, ARPUT 1D
|To CA511 on course 250°, '''max IAS 230 KT''', turn right to CA512, then direct BULUT (BULUT 1D) or turn right to REHAP and ARPUT (ARPUT 1D)
|'''5.4% up to 6,000 ft'''
|}
'''Routes after EZS''' (conventional SIDs, same for 1B and 1C):
* '''HAZAR''': EZS R-131
* '''ERGAN''': EZS R-213
* '''BULUT''': EZS R-275
* '''ARPUT''': EZS R-295
* '''ERTEK''': EZS R-007
* '''FILIZ''': EZS R-044
* '''PALUT''': EZS R-087
* '''SORAR''': EZS R-104
The RNAV SIDs need '''RNP-1'''; if you are not approved, tell ATC (chart remark).


[[File:LTCA_SID_25.png|center|frameless|700px|Conventional SIDs RWY 25L/R (AIP AD 2 LTCA SID-2)]]
[[File:LTCA_SID_25L_RNAV.png|center|frameless|700px|RNAV SIDs RWY 25L (AIP AD 2 LTCA SID-3)]]
[[File:LTCA_SID_07.png|center|frameless|700px|Conventional SIDs RWY 07L/R (AIP AD 2 LTCA SID-1)]]

=== 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'''.

=== Airborne ===
Unless instructed otherwise, contact '''Elazığ Approach''' after take-off, when Tower tells you to. In the AIP, Tower and Approach share the same frequencies ('''118.950''', 119.350; callsign "Elazığ TWR/APP"). Comply with all speed and altitude restrictions on the SID and the minimum climb gradient.
<blockquote>
'''TWR:''' THY7CA, contact Elazığ Approach 118.950, goodbye.

'''Pilot:''' Elazığ Approach 118.950, THY7CA, goodbye.

'''Pilot:''' Elazığ Approach, THY7CA, BULUT 1C.

'''APP:''' THY7CA, Elazığ Approach, radar contact, climb FL150.
</blockquote>


== After Departure ==
After leaving the Elazığ TMA you will be handed over to '''Ankara Control''' depending on your exit fix and route.


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

== VFR Procedures ==
The AIP has no published VFR routes for Elazığ. It gives the following rules (AD 2.17, AD 2.20):
* The '''Elazığ CTR''' is a circle of '''10 NM''' radius centred on 383956N 0391459E, from '''SFC to 4,000 ft AMSL'''. That is only about 1,070 ft above aerodrome elevation.
* All IFR/VFR civil, non-scheduled and military traffic must coordinate with the Elazığ Airport Authority or the ATC unit; non-scheduled flights need permission from the Aerodrome Directorate at least 3 hours in advance.
* There is no heliport landing area. Helicopters must strictly comply with ATC instructions during landing and take-off.

== Frequencies ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Station
!Callsign
!Frequency
|-
|ATIS
|Elazığ Information
|127.950
|-
|Ground
|Elazığ Ground
|121.900
|-
|Tower / Approach
|Elazığ Tower / Elazığ Approach (AD 2.18: "Elazığ TWR/APP")
|118.950, 119.350 (UHF 257.8, 278.55); emergency 121.5 / 243.0
|}
All of the above are published as H24. Approach service is provided by '''Elazığ APP''', or by '''Elazığ TWR''' when required or when transferred by Elazığ APP (AD 2.17). Elazığ Rescue Sub-centre (SAR) operates H24 on 123.1 MHz, 282.8 MHz, 5680 kHz and 3023 kHz.


== References ==
* Türkiye AIP, AD 2 LTCA – Elazığ, text pages AD 2.1–2.24 (AIRAC 2610)
* AD 2 LTCA ADC – Aerodrome Chart
* AD 2 LTCA PRKG – Aircraft Parking/Docking Chart
* AD 2 LTCA SID-1/1A (conventional SIDs RWY 07L/R); SID-2/2A (conventional SIDs RWY 25L/R); SID-3 (RNAV (GNSS) SIDs RWY 25L)
* AD 2 LTCA STAR-1 (conventional); STAR-2, STAR-3 (RNAV (GNSS) RWY 25L); STAR-4 (RNAV (GNSS) RWY 25R)
* AD 2 LTCA IAC-1 to IAC-13 (incl. IAC-8A, IAC-9A) – Instrument Approach Charts
* AD 2 LTCA BRD – Bird Concentration and Movement Chart

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