29 MARCH 2006
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

PRIMARY SITE

Latitude = 36 47 15 N, Longitude = 31 22 38.7 E

Duration of Totality = 3m 45s

CONTACT
 UT
Alt
 Az
 Pang
 Vang
First
 09 38 23
 56
 171
 227
 126
Second
 10 54 59
 54
 204
 49
 330
Mid-Eclipse
 10 56 52
 54
 205
 N/A
 63
Third
 10 58 45
 54
 206
 226
 156
Last
 12 13 34
 45
 231
 49
 348





Our currently selected primary observing site  (Latitude = 36 47 15 N, Longitude = 31 22 38.7 E) for  TSE 2006 is on centerline (middle of three blue lines) of the path of totality on the southern coast of Turkey on the Gulf of Antalia near Selimye (see above map). The region is serviced by the Antalya International Airport (see table below), which itself is in within the path of totality. The southern coastal road traverses the path from northern to southern limit.   Our site, LOCATED ON THIS SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH, is on the grounds of the Sunrise Queen Hotel. 



TSE 2006 -- AIRFIELDS IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY
(Glenn Schneider)

The table which follows (below map), listing known air fields in Turkey, was constructed to begin investigating intra-Turkish air contingency transport in the event of locally threatening clouds for TSE 2006. The six airfields listed within the path of totality (highlighted in green) are  supported by significant infrastructures to potentially allow "last minute" repositioning.  For those the duration of totality each of the airfields is listed.  For information only, a number of airfileds outside of the path of totality are also noted, along with the percentage of the partial eclipse from each of those sites. The operational status and avialability/suitability of those individual airfields should be investigated (consult NOTMS and other sources) if anyone is planning to use them.  This table is likely incomplete, but provides a stating point for logistics planning.


Presumptively basing in (or near) Antalya, FLIGHT DISTANCES (One-Way) From (1) ANTALYA AIRPORT (LTAI) to the five other highlighted sights are given below:

               km   mi   nM
(1) ANTALYA:   0    0    0
(2) KONYA:     197  122  106
(3) NEVSEHIR:  387  240  209
(4) KAYSERI:   462  287  250      
(5) TOKAT:     614  381  332
(6) SIVAS:     622  387  336

Click on the airfield names (above) for satellite images.

Path of Totality Across Turkey.
Click on Map to View at FULL SIZE.

ICAO
Location % or
Duration
 LAT
 LONG Alt(ft) longest
runway
LTAB Ankara Guvercinlik 97.4%
 N 39 56 E 32 45 2694 5000
LTAC Ankara Esenboga 97.3%
 N 40 7 E 33 0 3125 12310
LTAD Etimesgut AB / Ankara 97.2%
 N 39 57 E 32 41 2622 7218
LTAE Ankara Murted 96.6%
 N 40 5 E 32 34 2766 11024
LTAF Adana Sakirpasa 96.3%
 N 36 59 E 35 17 66 9022
LTAG Adana Incirlik 96.1%
 N 37 0 E 35 26 239 10000
LTAH Afyon 96.7%
 N 38 44 E 30 36 3314 9843
LTAI Antalya Airport
International Terminal
 3m 17s
 N 36 54 E 30 48 177 11155
LTAJ Gaziantep 91.8%
 N 36 57 E 37 29 2316 9843
LTAL Kastamonu 95.3%
 N 41 18 E 33 47 3520 3281
LTAN Konya 3m 29s
 N 37 59 E 32 34 3390 10991
LTAP Amasya Merzifon 99.5%
 N 40 50 E 35 31 1785 10500
LTAQ Samsun 99.5%
 N 41 17 E 36 18 521 5315
LTAR Sivas 2m 52s
 N 39 49 E 36 54 5236 12503
LTAT Malatya Erhac
more info
 95.6%
 N 38 26 E 38 5 2827 10991
LTAU Kayseri Erkilet
MAP
 2m 11s
 N 38 47 E 35 30 3506 7467
LTAV Sivrihisar 96.1%
 N 39 27 E 31 22 3169 11150
LTAW Tokat 3m 26s
 N 40 19 E 36 22 1824 5282
LTAX Eregli Erdemir 90.9%
 N 41 15 E 31 25 13 3386
LTAY Denizli Cardak 97.5%
 N 37 47 E 29 42 2792 9843
LTAZ Nevsehir Kapadokya
MAP
3m 34s
 N 38 46 E 34 32 3100 9843
LTBA Istanbul Ataturk 86.5%
 N 40 58 E 28 48 158 9843
LTBD Aydin 93.7%
 N 37 49 E 27 54 104 4708
LTBE Bursa 89.1%
 N 40 14 E 29 1 331 4593
LTBF Balikesir 88.6%
 N 39 37 E 27 56 332 9810
LTBG Bantirma 86.7%
 N 40 19 E 27 59 167 9997
LTBH Canakkale 84.0%
 N 40 6 E 26 25 23 5906
LTBI Eskisehir 93.6%
 N 39 47 E 30 35 2579 8596
LTBJ Izmir (Adnan Menderes) 90.7%
 N 38 18 E 27 10 412 10630
LTBK Izmir Gaziemir 90.7%
 N 38 19 E 27 10 433 4488
LTBL Izmir Cigli 89.8%
 N 38 31 E 27 1 16 9022
LTBN Kutahya 93.5%
 N 39 26 E 30 1 3022 4954
LTBO Usak 94.5%
 N 38 41 E 29 28 2897 8399
LTBP Yalova 88.5%
 N 40 41 E 29 23 6 4590
LTBQ Topel 89.8%
 N 40 44 E 30 5 174 9843
LTBR Yenisehir 90.1%
 N 40 15 E 29 33 761 9810
LTBS Dalaman (Mugla)
 98.5%
 N 36 42 E 28 47 20 9843
LTBT Akhisar 90.7%
 N 38 49 E 27 50 246 9813
LTBU Teklrdag Corlu 84.2%
 N 41 8 E 27 55 538 9843
LTBV Bodrum Imsik 96.1%
 N 37 8 E 27 40 200 5151
LTBX Istabul Samandira 87.2%
 N 41 0 E 29 13 400 4526
LTBY Eskissehir Anadolu 93.4%
 N 39 49 E 30 31 2588 8596
LTCA Elazig 93.7%
 N 38 36 E 39 18 2927 5643
LTCC Diyarbakir 89.7%
 N 37 54 E 40 12 2251 11644
LTCD Erzincan 96.9%
 N 39 43 E 39 31 3783 9843
LTCE Erzurum 94.8%
 N 39 57 E 41 10 5762 12500
LTCF s 93.7%
 N 40 34 E 43 6 5889 11483
LTCG Trabzon 99.9%
 N 41 0 E 39 47 104 8661
LTCH Sanliurfa 89.6%
 N 37 6 E 38 51 1483 7103
LTCI Van
more info
 86.0%
 N 38 28 E 43 20 5476 9022
LTCJ Batman 88.1%
 N 37 56 E 41 7 1818 10000
LTCK Mus 89.9%
 N 38 45 E 41 39 4157 11647
LTCL Siirt 86.9%
 N 37 59 E 41 51 2001 5447
LTCM Sinop 95.4%
 N 42 1 E 35 4 24 5420
LTCN Kahramanmares 94.8%
 N 37 32 E 36 57 1723 7546
LTCO Agri 90.7%
 N 39 40 E 43 1 5463 6562
LTCP Adiyaman 92.4%
 N 37 44 E 38 29 2216 8333
LTFA Izmir Kaklic 89.6%
 N 38 32 E 26 59 16 10761
LTFB Izmir Efes 92.1%
 N 37 57 E 27 20 10 5708
LTFC Suleyman Demirel 98.6%
 N 37 52 E 30 23 2835 9843
LTFD Balikesir Edremit Korfez 86.8%
 N 39 34 E 27 1 50 6824
LTFE Bodrum Milas 94.8%
 N 37 15 E 27 41 21 9843
LTFH Samsun Carsamba 99.8%
 N 41 16 E 36 33 18 9843


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