Mount Ararat and the Turkey - Armenia - Iran Border
Igdir Province is adjacent to NE Turkey and borders Armenia, Azerbaijab and Iran. Igdir Airport is adjacent to the town of Kulluk
Fly out of Igdir, patrol the border with Armenia between WP 1 and 2. Between WP 2 and 3 fly along the border with Iran. Then return via the biblical location of Noah's Ark, Mount Ararat.
NOTAM: WP 2, Aralık is located in a bulge on the Turkey - Armenia - Iran border. Mount Ararat is 16853 ft (5,137 m) tall, so take an oxygen supply and use anti-icing measures.
- 38 nm: Lake Balik at WP 4 and return
- 50 nm: Mount Ararat at WP 3 and return
- 75 nm: Border patrol WP1,2,3 and return
- 114 nm: Entire route
- Country: Turkey
- Locale: Igdir Province
- Route: Igdir LTCT to Igdir LTCT
- Distance: 38 / 50 / 75 / 114 nm
- File name: turkey-LTCT-to-LTCT-VFR-igdir-220615
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Border crossing at Karakoyunlu
- WP 2 - Border near Ranchpar, Armenia
- WP 3 - Border town: Aralık
- WP 3 - Mountain: Dogubayazit
- WP 4 - Mountain: Ararat 16853 ft
- WP 5 - Lake Balik
WP 1 - Border crossing at Karakoyunlu
WP 2 - Border near Ranchpar, Armenia
WP 3 - Border town: Aralık
WP 3 - Border town: Aralık
WP 3 - Mountain: Dogubayazit
Ararat on the right
WP 4 - Mountain: Ararat 16853 ft
WP 4 - Mountain: Ararat 16853 ft
Mountain range between Ararat and Lake Balik
WP 5 - Lake Balik
Igdir LTCT
Igdir LTCT from the town of Kulluk, 1 nm to the East
Mount Ararat and the Turkey - Armenia - Iran Border
Igdir Province is adjacent to NE Turkey and borders Armenia, Azerbaijab and Iran. Igdir Airport is adjacent to the town of Kulluk
Fly out of Igdir, patrol the border with Armenia between WP 1 and 2. Between WP 2 and 3 fly along the border with Iran. Then return via the biblical location of Noah's Ark, Mount Ararat.
NOTAM: WP 2, Aralık is located in a bulge on the Turkey - Armenia - Iran border. Mount Ararat is 16853 ft (5,137 m) tall, so take an oxygen supply and use anti-icing measures.
- 38 nm: Lake Balik at WP 4 and return
- 50 nm: Mount Ararat at WP 3 and return
- 75 nm: Border patrol WP1,2,3 and return
- 114 nm: Entire route
- Country: Turkey
- Locale: Igdir Province
- Route: Igdir LTCT to Igdir LTCT
- Distance: 38 / 50 / 75 / 114 nm
- File name: turkey-LTCT-to-LTCT-VFR-igdir-220615
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Border crossing at Karakoyunlu
- WP 2 - Border near Ranchpar, Armenia
- WP 3 - Border town: Aralık
- WP 3 - Mountain: Dogubayazit
- WP 4 - Mountain: Ararat 16853 ft
- WP 5 - Lake Balik
WP 1 - Border crossing at Karakoyunlu
WP 2 - Border near Ranchpar, Armenia
WP 3 - Border town: Aralık
WP 3 - Border town: Aralık
WP 3 - Mountain: Dogubayazit
Ararat on the right
WP 4 - Mountain: Ararat 16853 ft
WP 4 - Mountain: Ararat 16853 ft
Mountain range between Ararat and Lake Balik
WP 5 - Lake Balik
Igdir LTCT
Igdir LTCT from the town of Kulluk, 1 nm to the East