Crack on the runway at Diyarbakır Airport! Flights have been suspended.

Crack on the runway at Diyarbakır Airport! Flights have been suspended.

30.05.2025 08:41

During routine checks at Diyarbakır Airport, cracks were detected on the runway. In order to ensure flight safety, the runway was closed to air traffic. In line with the decision taken to avoid risking passenger and flight safety, aircraft scheduled to land were redirected to airports in surrounding provinces. Maintenance and repair work is planned to be completed by May 30th.

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In a statement made by the Diyarbakır Airport Directorate, it was reported that cracks were detected on the airport runway during routine checks conducted by the 8th Main Jet Base Command.



FLIGHTS WERE DIVERTED TO NEIGHBORING CITIES



Due to the crack, the airport was temporarily closed to flight traffic in the evening hours, and planes expected to land at the airport were redirected to the airports of neighboring cities.



REPAIR WORK HAS BEGUN



In the statement, it was noted that in order to ensure flight safety, the runway in question was closed to flight traffic with the necessary aviation notice (NOTAM) published. It was recorded that maintenance and repair work has begun to address the identified issue, and the completion of the work is expected by May 30 at 00:01. After the maintenance and repair processes are completed, flight traffic will return to normal.



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