Ankara/Esenboğa International Airport (LTAC)
Major reasons to serve this airport
Ankara Airport, with its state-of-art facilities, serves Turkey's political and administrative capital (pop. 3.9m).
- Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul with a population of 3.9m (2007) covering eight districts under the city's administration. Ankara also serves as the capital of the Province of Ankara, whose population stood at 4.46m in 2007.
- Centrally located in Anatolia (the western-most part of Asia also known Asia Minor). Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the centre of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the centre of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing centre for the surrounding agricultural area.
- The airport is located northeast of Ankara, 28km from the centre. Transportation to the city centre is by taxi and through the Havaş bus line. The road between Esenboğa airport and the Ankara ring road was expanded during the summer of 2006, decreasing the driving time between the city centre and the airport by several minutes.
- Ankara Airport, with its state-of-art facilities, is the gateway of Ankara and Central Anatolia to the world. There are many major cities except Ankara in Central Anatolia with developed economies and high business and touristic potentials such as Konya, Kayseri and Eskişehir. There are many families in Central Anatolia whose relatives live and work in European countries, especially Western European countries, and Ankara Esenboğa Airport serves these VFR requirements especially in summer and holidays.
Marketing and other support
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People who want to fly (5.5m within two hours) and many reasons to also go there – the Kocatepe Mosque at night.
Catchment Area
- 30 min: 1.5 million
- 1 hour: 3 million
- 2 hours: 5.5 million
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
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TAV has made airport development and modernisation a top priority creating spacious, world class gateways to this ambitious nation.
Geography
- 35 minutes to city centre by bus.
- Available transportation modes to city centre: bus and taxi.
- Major cities nearby: Kastamonu (245 km), Kırıkkale (77 km), Çankırı (131 km)
Infrastructure & Operations:
- Runways (number and length): Two runways, each: 3,750m
- Runway capacity: 23 movements/hour
- Operating hours: 24/7
- Terminals: 1 Terminal
- Min. connect time: 5-10 min. for domestic-domestic or international to international transfers
- Aircraft Stands: 18 Gates, 32 apron + cargo
Of the airport’s 5m throughput there is a significant domestic traffic base of 1.2m passengers.
Vital statistics
- 2009 pax: 6,085,126 (4,987,983 Dom; 1,097,143 Intl)
- Charter flights:* 43% international flights, 24% domestic flights
- Scheduled flights:* 57% international flights, 76% domestic flights
- Average Load Factor:** 64%
- Freight:** 73,366
- Largest carrier: THY
*2007 Data
**2009 Data
Financials
Airport charges: http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/newenglish/files/tariffs/2008/2008_tariffs.pdf
Annual report: http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/newenglish/annualreport/2007/report.html
