Siirt Airport — Siirt, Turkey

Siirt Airport, designated SXZ, serves the city of Siirt in southeastern Turkey, providing domestic air links to Istanbul and Ankara for a region historically underserved by rail infrastructure. Opened to improve connectivity across Turkey's mountainous southeast, the airport supports both civilian passenger traffic and occasional government or military use given the area's strategic location near the Tigris River basin. Siirt itself is known for its pistachio production and historic sites, and SXZ enables business and family travel that would otherwise require long overland journeys through rugged terrain. The airport's single runway and compact terminal reflect its role as a regional rather than international hub, with Turkish domestic carriers operating the majority of scheduled flights to and from the facility.