Van Ferit Melen Airport
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Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen.
Van Ferit Melen Airport
Aerial view of the airport
Turkish Airlines Flight 278
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Turkish Airlines Flight 278, operated by a Boeing 737-400 registered TC-JES and named Mersin, was a domestic scheduled flight from Ankara Esenboğa Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport in eastern Turkey
Van Ferit Melen Airport
…The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Van Airport: On 29 December 1994, Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to the airport, killing 57 of the 76 people on board. "Current weather for LTCI". NOAA/NWS…
TC-JES, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in July 1994