Trabzon Airport Expansion: New Terminal to Boost Tourism

Trabzon Airport to expand with a new sea-based terminal handling 10M passengers annually, easing congestion & boosting tourism. Current traffic is 3.6M. Project tender soon, construction next year.

Trabzon Airport dealt with 3.6 million travelers in 2024, up from 3.5 million the previous year. The airport terminal presently has arranged flights to 20 locations, consisting of nine domestic paths. Capability continues to be heavily focused on the domestic market, with 86% of all departure seats on services within Turkey, OAG Schedules Analyser information programs.

The center will certainly be built on land redeemed from the Black Sea. It will certainly end up being the country’s 3rd sea-based airport terminal, after Ordu-Giresun, off the coastline of Gulyali, and Rize-Artvin, off the coast of Rize District.

New Airport Project Details

Transportation Priest Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated the brand-new center will certainly have the ability to take care of 10 million passengers each year, featuring a 110,000 m TWO (1.2 million ft. 2) incurable and 65,000 m ² of space in support structures.

“I recognize that Trabzon Airport terminal is having a hard time to meet current demand,” Erdoğa stated during a ceremony inaugurating greater than 130 brand-new projects in the Black Sea province. He included that prepare for the new airport terminal would certainly go to tender later on this year and the federal government really hopes “to begin building following year.”

Easing Congestion & Boosting Tourism

The prepared brand-new flight terminal is expected to ease blockage and assistance expanding tourism and trade in Turkey’s northeastern area. Trabzon has actually become a gateway for both global and residential travelers, particularly from the Center East, due to its Black Sea shoreline and closeness to Georgia and the Caucasus.

Erdoğa stated his federal government has “offered Trabzon with passion, equally as it has actually served all 80 districts of Turkey,” including that the brand-new airport would improve the district’s duty as a transportation and tourist center.

Key Airlines at Trabzon

Pegasus Airlines is the biggest provider at Trabzon, representing 35% of overall capability, followed by Ajet with 32.4% and Turkish Airlines with 16.3%. Various other operators consist of Azerbaijan Airlines, Flynas and SunExpress.