November 2017 Turkey Airports Aircraft and Passenger Numbers
The General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI) has announced the airline aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics for November 2017.
Accordingly, in November 2017;
Aircraft traffic landing and taking off at airports, compared to the same month of last year, rose by 0.6% to 71,033 on domestic routes and by 6.6% to 38,173 on international routes. In the same month, overflight traffic increased by 15.3% to 34,727. Thus, the total aircraft traffic served by air, including overflights, reached 143,933 with a 5.4% increase.
In this month, domestic passenger traffic at airports across Turkey increased by 13.3% to 9,168,028, while international passenger traffic increased by 19.2% to 5,150,094.
Thus, in the month in question, total passenger traffic, including direct transit passengers, increased by 15.3% compared to the same month of last year, reaching 14,338,414.
Airport cargo (freight, mail and baggage) traffic; as of November, reached 65,800 tons with a 10.8% increase on domestic routes, 187,184 tons with a 13.6% increase on international routes, and 252,983 tons in total with a 12.9% increase.
According to the end of November 2017 (11-month) figures;
Aircraft traffic landing and taking off at airports, compared to the same period of last year, rose by 2.6% to 839,858 on domestic routes, by 3.7% to 550,337 on international routes, and by 3% to 1,390,195 in total. In the same period, overflight traffic increased by 9.4% to 378,630. Thus, the total aircraft traffic served by air, including overflights, reached 1,768,825 with a 4.3% increase.
At the end of November 2017; domestic passenger traffic at airports across Turkey increased by 6% to 100,483,967, while international passenger traffic increased by 17.1% to 78,353,506.
Thus, at the end of the first eleven months of 2017, total passenger traffic, including direct transit passengers, increased by 10.5% compared to the same month of last year, reaching 179,111,691.
Airport cargo (freight, mail and baggage) traffic, as of the end of November, reached 828,037 tons with a 3.3% increase on domestic routes, 2,305,489 tons with a 12.8% increase on international routes, and 3,133,526 tons in total with a 10.1% increase.
Significant increases at our airports in Istanbul in November...
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, compared to the same month of last year, rose by 9% to 1,590,371 on domestic routes and by 20% to 3,569,116 on international routes.
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, compared to the same month of last year, rose by 8% to 1,748,220 on domestic routes and by 16% to 795,218 on international routes.
As of the end of November 2017,
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, compared to the same period of last year, rose by 1% to 17,945,132 on domestic routes and by 6% to 40,641,668 on international routes.
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, compared to the same period of last year, rose by 3% to 19,301,531 on domestic routes and by 8% to 9,493,922 on international routes.
Passenger traffic continues to increase in Ankara
Passenger traffic at Ankara Esenboğa Airport in November, compared to the same month of last year, rose by 32% to 1,318,278 on domestic routes and by 37% to 146,864 on international routes. As of the end of November, passenger traffic, compared to the same period of last year, increased by 18% to 12,483,957 on domestic routes and by 34% to 1,842,935 on international routes. 
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