TR Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI), The airline announced its aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics for June 2023.
According to this; The number of aircraft landing and taking off at our passenger and environmentally friendly airports was 76.996 on domestic flights and 83.025 on international flights. Overflight traffic in the same month amounted to 41.311. Thus, the total aircraft traffic reached 201.332 with the overpasses. Compared to the same month of 2022, the aircraft traffic served in June is 4,2% in domestic aircraft traffic; There was an increase of 15,4% in international air traffic and 12,6% in total air traffic, including overpasses.
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, the passenger traffic, which decreased to a large extent throughout the world and in our country, exceeded its level in June 2023 in June 2019. In June 2023, 2019% of the total passenger traffic, including direct transit, was realized at our airports. In the same month, 103% of the total air traffic, including overpasses, was reached.
In June, domestic passenger traffic was 8.507.530 and international passenger traffic was 12.473.034 at the airports serving throughout Turkey. This month, a total of 21.001.265 passenger traffic was served, including direct transit passengers. The passenger traffic served in June of 2023 is 2022% in domestic passenger traffic when compared to the same month of 14,2; Total passenger traffic, including direct transit, increased by 16,3% and by 15,5% in international passenger traffic.
Airport freight (cargo, mail and baggage) traffic; In June, it reached 78.795 tons in domestic flights and 305.157 tons in international lines, totaling 383.952 tons.
6.745.686 PASSENGERS SERVED AT ISTANBUL AIRPORT IN JUNE
The aircraft traffic that landed and took off from Istanbul Airport in June reached 12.445 in total, with 32.260 on domestic lines and 44.705 on international lines.
In June, this airport served a total of 1.807.177 passengers, 4.938.509 on domestic flights and 6.745.686 on international lines.
At Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport; In June, the aircraft traffic taking off and landing was 9.527 on domestic lines and 10.691 on international lines, totaling 20 thousand 218. Passenger traffic; A total of 1.531.967 million 1.674.822 thousand 3, of which 206 in domestic lines and 789 in international lines.
At Istanbul Atatürk Airport, where general aviation activities continue, 2.241 aircraft traffic took place in June.
THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRAVELING BY AIR IN SIX MONTHS EXCEEDED 94 MILLION
In the six-month (January-June) period; Aircraft traffic landing and taking off at airports was 412.724 on domestic lines and 352.823 on international lines. Thus, a total of 987.375 aircraft traffic was reached with the overpasses.
Air traffic served at the end of June 2023, when compared to the same period of 2022, domestic flight traffic is 13,8%; international air traffic increased by 23,5% and total air traffic including overpasses increased by 20,2%.
Domestic passenger traffic in airports across Turkey of 42.532.180 of the 51.823.728 international passengers traffic in this period were given a total of 94.467.625 passengers with direct transit passengers.
The passenger traffic served at the end of June 2023 is 2022% in domestic passenger traffic when compared to the same period of 18,5; There was an increase of 32% in international passenger traffic and 25,4% in total passenger traffic, including direct transit.
During the period in question, the freight (cargo, post and baggage) traffic of the airports; 388.135 tons in domestic lines and 1.458.438 tons in international lines.
In a six-month period at Istanbul Airport; 63.587 aircraft in total, 179.777 on domestic flights and 243.364 on international flights; A total of 8.659.327 passenger traffic was realized, of which 27.160.659 on domestic lines and 35.819.986 on international lines.
At Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, within six months; 50.777 aircraft traffic in total, 56.641 on domestic lines and 107.418 on international lines; A total of 7.994.245 passengers were served, 8.946.112 on domestic lines and 16.940.357 on international lines.
There was 12.356 aircraft traffic at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in this period.
6 PASSENGERS WELCOME TO OUR AIRPORTS IN TOURISM CENTERS IN 13.314.063 MONTHS
In the six-month (January-June) period; The number of passengers served at the airports in our tourism centers where international traffic is heavy is 7.810.399 on domestic lines and 13.314.063 on international lines; The aircraft traffic was 65.204 on domestic lines and 89.867 on international lines.
The passenger traffic of these airports in the first six months of 2023 is as follows:
At Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport A total of 3.171.997 passengers were served, 1.538.468 on domestic lines and 4.710.465 on international lines.
At Antalya Airport The number of domestic passengers was 2.871.147 and the number of international passengers was 9.999.126, with a total of 12.870.273 passenger traffic.
Muğla At Dalaman Airport While the number of domestic passengers was 680.275 and the number of international passengers was 1.132.264, the total passenger traffic was 1.812.539.
At Muğla Milas-Bodrum Airport A total of 861.883 passengers were served, 527.068 on domestic lines and 1.388.951 on international lines.
At Gazipasa Alanya Airport The number of domestic passengers was 225.097 and the number of international passengers was 117.137, with a total of 342.234 passenger traffic.
OUR AIRPORTS ARE AT THE TOP OF EUROPE
The achievements that have carried our passenger and environmentally friendly airports to the top of the world are also reflected in the reports of the global aviation authority. According to EUROCONTROL data, Istanbul Airport, which broke records in June, became the busiest airport in Europe with an average of 738,6 departures per day. Antalya Airport, on the other hand, ranked 456,6th with an average of 8 departures per day.
In addition, according to the air traffic statistics for the period of 26 June – 02 July 2023 in the EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview Report; Istanbul Airport became the busiest airport in Europe with an average of 1.525 flights per day. However, Turkey ranked 3.892th among the countries with the highest traffic volume in Europe with an average of 6 flights per day.
On Sunday, June 11, 2023, a new airport network record was broken with 1.684 arrivals/landings at Istanbul Airport. With this aircraft traffic, our airport broke the record for the busiest European airport with 60 flights.
Moreover; According to the 26 June 2023 ACI Connection Report, Istanbul Airport ranked first among European airports providing direct connections.