11,5 thousand 781 people used Rize Artvin Airport in the 65-month period from its opening to the end of April.
He announced the aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics of Rize-Artvin Airport, which was designed by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on an area of 1000 hectares in Yeşilköy, in the Pazar district of Rize, and opened to service on May 14, 2022. According to the figures announced by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI) of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the number of domestic passengers at Rize Artvin Airport in April was 70 thousand 507. In April, the aircraft traffic landing and taking off from Rize Artvin Airport reached 531, with 2 on domestic lines and 533 on international lines, while freight (cargo+mail+luggage) traffic was 452 tons in total in April.
The figures for the first 2023 months of 4 for Rize-Artvin Airport were also announced. In the first 4-month period covering the January-April period, the passenger traffic at Rize Artvin Airport was 256 thousand 371, the aircraft traffic was 2 thousand 14, and the freight traffic (cargo + mail + baggage) was 703 tons. Rize-Artvin Airport, which was put into service on May 14, 2022 and is Turkey's 58th airport, was used by a total of 2022 thousand 524 passengers in 694. The number of passengers who have used the airport since its opening has reached 781 thousand 65 in total.