October 2017 Turkey Airports Aircraft and Passenger Numbers...
OCTOBER 2017 AIRCRAFT, PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC ANNOUNCED
The General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI) announced the airline aircraft, passenger and cargo statistics for October 2017.
Accordingly, in October 2017;
Aircraft traffic taking off and landing at airports rose by 0.8% to 80,396 on domestic routes and by 3.6% to 54,658 on international routes compared with the same month of the previous year. In the same month, overflight traffic increased by 10.2% to 37,808. Thus, the total aircraft traffic served by air, including overflights, reached 172,862 with a 3.6% increase.
In this month, domestic passenger traffic at airports across Turkey increased by 8.3% to 9,747,655, while international passenger traffic increased by 15.7% to 8,013,840.
Thus, in the month in question, total passenger traffic, including direct transit passengers, increased by 11.4% to 17,783,597 compared with the same month of the previous year.
Airport cargo traffic (freight, mail and baggage), as of October, reached 74,979 tons on domestic routes with a 5.3% increase, 236,439 tons on international routes with an 11.4% increase, and 311,418 tons in total with a 9.9% increase.
According to the results as of the end of October 2017 (10 months);
Aircraft traffic taking off and landing at airports increased by 2.8% to 768,825 on domestic routes, by 3.5% to 512,164 on international routes, and by 3.1% to 1,280,989 in total compared with the same period of the previous year. In the same period, overflight traffic increased by 8.9% to 343,903. Thus, the total aircraft traffic served by air, including overflights, reached 1,624,892 with a 4.2% increase.
At the end of October 2017, domestic passenger traffic at airports across Turkey increased by 5.3% to 91,315,939, while international passenger traffic increased by 17% to 73,203,412.
Thus, at the end of the first ten months of 2017, total passenger traffic, including direct transit passengers, increased by 10.1% to 164,773,277 compared with the first ten months of the previous year.
Airport cargo traffic (freight, mail and baggage), as of the end of October, increased by 2.7% to 762,238 tons on domestic routes, by 12.7% to 2,118,305 tons on international routes, and by 9.9% to 2,880,543 tons in total.
Significant increases at our airports in Istanbul in October...
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Ataturk Airport increased by 5% to 1,718,777 on domestic routes and by 12% to 4,061,707 on international routes compared with the same month of the previous year.
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport increased by 4% to 1,859,340 on domestic routes and by 11% to 910,223 on international routes compared with the same month of the previous year.
As of the end of October 2017,
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Ataturk Airport increased by 0.5% to 16,354,761 on domestic routes and by 5% to 37,072,552 on international routes compared with the same period of the previous year.
Passenger traffic at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport increased by 3% to 17,553,311 on domestic routes and by 8% to 8,698,704 on international routes compared with the same period of the previous year.
Passenger traffic continues to rise in our capital, Ankara
In October, passenger traffic at Ankara Esenboga Airport increased by 24% to 1,299,525 on domestic routes and by 29% to 165,546 on international routes compared with the same month of the previous year. As of the end of October, passenger traffic increased by 16% to 11,165,679 on domestic routes and by 34% to 1,696,071 on international routes compared with the same period of the previous year.
Activity Continues at Tourism-Oriented Airports
Among our tourism-oriented airports, in October 2017, those that contributed most to the growth in international passenger traffic compared with the same month of the previous year were;
* Antalya Airport, with a 28% increase to 2,137,829 international passengers,
* Mugla Dalaman Airport, with a 10% increase to 223,483 international passengers,
* Alanya-Gazipasa Airport, with a 27% increase to 45,042 international passengers.
As of the end of October 2017, among our tourism-oriented airports that contributed most to the growth in international passenger traffic compared with the same period of the previous year;
* Antalya Airport, with a 60% increase to 17,872,251 international passengers,
* Mugla Dalaman Airport, with a 24% increase to 2,265,664 international passengers,
* Mugla Milas-Bodrum Airport, with a 3% increase to 934,792 international passengers,
* Alanya-Gazipasa Airport, with a 10% increase to 337,782 international passengers. 
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