Last Updated on 26 September 2024 by Johan
Major Airports in Turkey are
- Atatürk Airport near Yeşilkoy, Marmara region. IATA: IST Passengers: 64 million Istanbul’s largest airport is located in the European part of Turkey. It was opened on Republic Day. Currently, the airport has a capacity of 90 million passengers but will be expanded to 200 million. The airport is located 35 kilometers from the city of Instanbul.
- Sabiha Gokçen Airport near Pendik, Marmara region IATA: SAW, Passengers: 31 million, This airport is located in the Asian part of Turkey, east of Istanbul. It is named after the country’s first female prime minister. The airport dates from 2008 and has two large terminals, one of which is exclusively for international flights.
- Esenboğa Airport in Ankara, Central Anatolia IATA: ESB Passengers: 16 million The airport of the capital Ankara is located 28 kilometers northeast of Ankara. The road from the airport to the city center was expanded in 2016 to prevent delays. The airport opened in 1955 and is located near the village of Esenboga after which the airport is named.
- (Izmir) Adnan Menderes Airport near Görece, İzmir Bay IATA: ADB Passengers: 13 million Izmir Airport is located on the west coast of Turkey, a short distance from the city. The airport is mainly used by budget airlines in the summer. Izmir is the third largest city in Turkey with approximately 4 million inhabitants, it is the most important port city in the country.
- Antalya Airport in Antalya, Southern Mediterranean IATA: AYT Passengers: 26 million This airport was built specifically for the large flow of tourists to the Turkish coast. The airport is large and modern, dates from 1996 and is located 10 kilometers east of the city. The airport has 3 long runways and two terminals.
- Milas-Bodrum Airport in Milas
- Dalaman Airport in Dalaman
- Bursa Airport
- Denizli Airport
- Eskişehir Airport
- Konya Airport
- Sinop Airport
- Nevşehir Airport
- Adana Airport
- Aktakya Airport
- Samsun Airport
- Merzifon Airport
- Kayseri Airport
- Kahramanmaraş Airport
- Sivas Airport
- Gaziantep Airport
- Malatya Airport
- Adıyaman Airport
- Şanlıurfa Airport
- Trabzon Airport
- Kars Airport
- Erzincan Airport
- Erzurum Airport
- Ağrı Airport
- Elazığ Airport
- Diyarbakır Airport
- Mardin Airport
- Batman Airport
- Muş Airport
- Van Airport