230M passengers used airports in Turkey during 2024

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that airports in Turkey served about 230 million passengers during 2024.

Monday January 06 2025 01:15 am

Duvar English

In 2024, airports in Turkey served 95.3 million passengers on domestic flights and 134.7 million passengers on international flights.

Including direct transit passengers, a total of 230.22 million passengers used the airports in the country, according to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu who announced State Airports Authority (DHMİ) statistics

In 2024, the number of aircraft movements was about 902,000 for domestic flights and 867,000 for international flights. Including overflights, the total aircraft traffic reached nearly 2.3 million.

This represented a 5.5% increase in the serviced aircraft traffic compared to 2023.

At Istanbul Airport, there were 517,285 aircraft movements over the past year, including 117,764 domestic and 399,521 international flights, according to Minister Uraloğlu. The airport served about 80 million passengers, with 17.9 million on domestic flights and 62.9 million on international flights, marking a 5% increase in total passenger traffic compared to 2023.

Minister Uraloğlu also noted that in 2024, airports in tourism centers with high international traffic served a total of 60.85 million passengers, with 18.1 million on domestic flights and 42.75 million on international flights.

Aegean İzmir province’s Adnan Menderes Airport served 11.5 million passengers, Antalya Airport served 38.25 million passengers, Muğla Dalaman Airport served 5.66 million passengers, and Muğla province’s Milas-Bodrum Airport served 4.4 million passengers.