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SunExpress

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IATA: XQ ICAO: SXS Callsign: SUNEXPRESS Country: Turkey
Stub Profile (5 of 6 facts) As of 2026-10-08

Not yet researched. This carrier record is currently catalogued from seed civil aviation registry data. Full historical verification and lineage tracking remain pending.

Key Facts: SunExpress

  • SunExpress was established in Turkey.
  • The carrier currently holds active operating status.
  • Aviation authorities assigned IATA code XQ and ICAO code SXS.
  • Air traffic control utilized the radio callsign SUNEXPRESS.
  • Observed registry airframe records document 64 aircraft.
  • Operates a scheduled route network connecting 35 catalogued commercial destinations.

Carrier Identity & Specifications

Legal / Trading Name SunExpress
Operating Status active Source: observed_fleet_gt_zero
Country of Registry Turkey
IATA Two-Letter Code XQ
ICAO Three-Letter Code SXS
Telephony Callsign SUNEXPRESS

Observed Fleet Data

Observed registry records account for 64 aircraft as of 2026-10-08.

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Route Network & Served Destinations

Scheduled flight network and destination directory for SunExpress.

35 Destinations
35 Airports Served
9 Countries Reached
50 Direct Flight Pairs
1+ Primary Bases / Hubs
ADA to ADB ADA to AYT ADB to AMS ADB to ARN ADB to ASR ADB to AYT ADB to BRE ADB to BSL ADB to CDG ADB to CGN ADB to CPH ADB to DIY ADB to DTM ADB to DUS ADB to FRA ADB to GZT ADB to HAJ ADB to HAM ADB to HEL ADB to LYS ADB to MUC ADB to NTE ADB to SAW ADB to STR ADB to SXB ADB to TXL ADB to TZX ADB to VIE ADB to ZRH AMS to ASR AYT to BSL AYT to CGN AYT to DUS AYT to FRA AYT to GRZ AYT to HAJ AYT to HAM AYT to LEJ AYT to LNZ AYT to MUC AYT to NUE AYT to PAD AYT to SAW AYT to STR AYT to SZG AYT to TXL AYT to VIE AYT to ZRH DTM to SAW LNZ to SZG Adana Airport (ADA / LTAF) Adana, Turkey Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) Amsterdam, Netherlands Antalya International Airport (AYT / LTAI) Antalya, Turkey Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL / EDDT) Berlin, Germany Bremen Airport (BRE / EDDW) Bremen, Germany Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN / EDDK) Cologne, Germany Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH / EKCH) Copenhagen, Denmark Diyarbakir Airport (DIY / LTCC) Diyabakir, Turkey Dortmund Airport (DTM / EDLW) Dortmund, Germany Düsseldorf Airport (DUS / EDDL) Duesseldorf, Germany Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA / EDDF) Frankfurt, Germany Gaziantep International Airport (GZT / LTAJ) Gaziantep, Turkey Graz Airport (GRZ / LOWG) Graz, Austria Hamburg Airport (HAM / EDDH) Hamburg, Germany Hannover Airport (HAJ / EDDV) Hannover, Germany Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL / EFHK) Helsinki, Finland Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW / LTFJ) Istanbul, Turkey Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB / LTBJ) Izmir, Turkey Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR / LTAU) Kayseri, Turkey Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ / EDDP) Leipzig, Germany Linz Hörsching Airport (LNZ / LOWL) Linz, Austria Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS / LFLL) Lyon, France EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL / LFSB) Mulhouse, France Munich Airport (MUC / EDDM) Munich, Germany Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE / LFRS) Nantes, France Nuremberg Airport (NUE / EDDN) Nuernberg, Germany Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD / EDLP) Paderborn, Germany Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG / LFPG) Paris, France Salzburg Airport (SZG / LOWS) Salzburg, Austria Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN / ESSA) Stockholm, Sweden Strasbourg Airport (SXB / LFST) Strasbourg, France Stuttgart Airport (STR / EDDS) Stuttgart, Germany Trabzon International Airport (TZX / LTCG) Trabzon, Turkey Vienna International Airport (VIE / LOWW) Vienna, Austria Zürich Airport (ZRH / LSZH) Zurich, Switzerland
Primary Hub / Base Airport
Served Destination Airport
Direct Flight Route

All Served Airports & Cities (35)

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Code Airport Name City / Region Country Coordinates
ADA LTAF
Adana Airport Adana Turkey 36.98N, 35.28E
AMS EHAM
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Netherlands 52.31N, 4.76E
AYT LTAI
Antalya International Airport Antalya Turkey 36.90N, 30.80E
TXL EDDT
Berlin-Tegel Airport Berlin Germany 52.56N, 13.29E
BRE EDDW
Bremen Airport Bremen Germany 53.05N, 8.79E
CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport Cologne Germany 50.87N, 7.14E
CPH EKCH
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport Copenhagen Denmark 55.62N, 12.66E
DIY LTCC
Diyarbakir Airport Diyabakir Turkey 37.89N, 40.20E
DTM EDLW
Dortmund Airport Dortmund Germany 51.52N, 7.61E
DUS EDDL
Düsseldorf Airport Duesseldorf Germany 51.29N, 6.77E
FRA EDDF
Frankfurt am Main Airport Frankfurt Germany 50.03N, 8.57E
GZT LTAJ
Gaziantep International Airport Gaziantep Turkey 36.95N, 37.48E
GRZ LOWG
Graz Airport Graz Austria 46.99N, 15.44E
HAM EDDH
Hamburg Airport Hamburg Germany 53.63N, 9.99E
HAJ EDDV
Hannover Airport Hannover Germany 52.46N, 9.69E
HEL EFHK
Helsinki Vantaa Airport Helsinki Finland 60.32N, 24.96E
SAW LTFJ
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Istanbul Turkey 40.90N, 29.31E
ADB LTBJ
Adnan Menderes International Airport Izmir Turkey 38.29N, 27.16E
ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet Airport Kayseri Turkey 38.77N, 35.49E
LEJ EDDP
Leipzig/Halle Airport Leipzig Germany 51.42N, 12.24E
LNZ LOWL
Linz Hörsching Airport Linz Austria 48.23N, 14.19E
LYS LFLL
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport Lyon France 45.73N, 5.08E
BSL LFSB
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport Mulhouse France 47.59N, 7.53E
MUC EDDM
Munich Airport Munich Germany 48.35N, 11.79E
NTE LFRS
Nantes Atlantique Airport Nantes France 47.15N, 1.61W
NUE EDDN
Nuremberg Airport Nuernberg Germany 49.50N, 11.08E
PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport Paderborn Germany 51.61N, 8.62E
CDG LFPG
Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris France 49.01N, 2.55E
SZG LOWS
Salzburg Airport Salzburg Austria 47.79N, 13.00E
ARN ESSA
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Stockholm Sweden 59.65N, 17.92E
SXB LFST
Strasbourg Airport Strasbourg France 48.54N, 7.63E
STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Germany 48.69N, 9.22E
TZX LTCG
Trabzon International Airport Trabzon Turkey 40.99N, 39.79E
VIE LOWW
Vienna International Airport Vienna Austria 48.11N, 16.57E
ZRH LSZH
Zürich Airport Zurich Switzerland 47.47N, 8.55E
Displaying verified commercial airport nodes catalogued via OpenFlights & aviation databases. 35 destinations shown

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Data Provenance & Audit Trail

  • Seed Source: Civil aviation registry baseline (OpenFlights / ICAO / Wikidata CC0).
  • Observed Fleet: Observation logs as of 2026-10-08.
  • Operational Status: Audited under rule pipeline (observed_fleet_gt_zero).
  • Last Pipeline Build: 2026-10-08.