{"id":21276,"date":"2023-02-06T06:50:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=21276"},"modified":"2023-10-30T09:20:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:20:47","slug":"major-earthquake-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/major-earthquake-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Earthquake in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major earthquake has disrupted operations at several airports in Turkey. Here is the current situation (Feb 9).<\/p>\n<h4>Magnitude 7.8 earthquake<\/h4>\n<p>The main earthquake registered at<strong> 3:17am on February 6<\/strong>, with the epicentre approximately\u00a020nm west-northwest of Gaziantep.\u00a0Tremors were fell through parts of Syria and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Several large aftershocks have been felt, with aftershocks expected to continue through February 6.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21284\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21284\" class=\"wp-image-21284 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Turkey-Earthquake-6FEB23-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Turkey-Earthquake-6FEB23-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Turkey-Earthquake-6FEB23-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Turkey-Earthquake-6FEB23-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Turkey-Earthquake-6FEB23-1536x1011.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Turkey-Earthquake-6FEB23.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Impacted airports<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Turkish airport closures<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/logie.logcluster.org\/?op=tur-23-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This website was shared with us<\/a> and provides a <strong>good resource for the current status of airports<\/strong> and which are receiving flights providing<strong> relief aid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Severe damage has been reported in Gaziantep, and <strong>all civilian flights<\/strong> to<strong>\u00a0LTAJ\/Gaziantep<\/strong> are currently suspended as the airport is being used as the primary airport for relief flights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LTAF\/Adana\u00a0<\/strong>Reports suggest Adana airport closed initially but is not open for relief aid flights. It is not clear whether it is available for passenger flights. The airport always requires a <strong>PPR due parking capacity<\/strong> so confirm with an agent prior to heading there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LTDA\/Hatay<\/strong> airport, in the most southerly region, bordering Syria to the west is closed indefinitely due severe damage to the runway.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21279\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21279\" class=\"wp-image-21279 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FoQ5eA-WcAEcxpI.jpg\" alt=\"Runway damage at Hatay\" width=\"472\" height=\"365\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from @ragipsoylu Twitter<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>LTCN\/Kahramanmara\u015f<\/strong> airport north of Gaziantep is also reportedly closed to civilian traffic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LTCS\/Sanliurfa<\/strong>\u00a0airport has als0 been closed to civilian flights while being used as a relief airport.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest <strong>some airspace in Southwestern Turkey may be impacted<\/strong> due power outages. Flightradar shows aircraft operating on the main airways.<\/p>\n<p>The southwest region bordering Syria is considered a high risk area due to the conflict with Syria and is generally avoided due to the risk of military traffic, USA, and the proximity to airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on the airspace risk, see <a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safeairspace.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major earthquake has disrupted operations at several airports in Turkey. 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