Ordu–Giresun Airport

Giresun Airport

Giresun Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesGiresun
LocationGülyalı, Turkey
Opened2015
Elevation AMSL3 m / 11 ft
Coordinates40°58′00″N 38°04′48″E / 40.96667°N 38.08000°E / 40.96667; 38.08000
Websitedhmi.gov.tr
Map
OGU is located in Turkey
OGU
OGU
Location of airport in Turkey
OGU is located in Europe
OGU
OGU
OGU (Europe)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,000 9,842 Concrete/asphalt
Statistics
Annual passenger capacity3 million
Source: SkyVector[1]

Ordu–Giresun Airport (IATA: OGU, ICAO: LTCB) (Turkish: Ordu-Giresun Havalimanı) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Gülyalı, a town in Ordu Province, Turkey and Piraziz, a town in Giresun Province, Turkey. It is located 19 km (12 mi) away from Ordu and 25 km (16 mi) from Giresun city centres.[2] It is the third artificial island airport in the world.[3]

History

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The idea for an airport on an artificial island for the two Black Sea provinces was first conceived in 1992. The construction work was started in 1994. However, due to high costs, the project came to a halt shortly afterward. The government took a second airport project into consideration, and plans were worked out between 2008 and 2010. The project started on 13 July 2011.[4] The opening of the airport for traffic took place on 22 May 2015.[3] The airport is on reclaimed land from the sea in Gülyalı.[5] About 30 million tons of rocks were used for the artificial island. It has a 3,000 m × 45 m (9,843 ft × 148 ft) runway, a 240 m × 120 m (790 ft × 390 ft) airport apron, a 250 m × 24 m (820 ft × 79 ft) taxiway, a 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft) terminal building as well as 16,500 m2 (178,000 sq ft) technical service and air traffic control building.[2][6]

The airport's construction cost 290 million (US$128.5 million). It is expected to serve about 2 million passengers annually for the two provinces Ordu and Giresun, which have a total population of 1.2 million.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ordu–Giresun Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara,[7] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[8]
Seasonal: İzmir[9]
Fly Kıbrıs Airlines Ercan[citation needed]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Düsseldorf[10]
SunExpress Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Stuttgart (resumes 28 May 2025)[11]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Seasonal: Munich

Traffic statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at OGU airport. See Wikidata query.
Ordu–Giresun Airport passenger traffic statistics[12]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 975,909 Increase 23% 25,620 Increase 37% 1,001,529 Increase 23%
2022 794,731 Increase 8% 18,639 Increase 865% 813,370 Increase 10%
2021 738,721 Increase 35% 1,932 Decrease 78% 740,653 Increase 33%
2020 547,536 Decrease 47% 8,896 Decrease 65% 556,432 Decrease 48%
2019 1,034,750 Decrease 4% 25,515 Increase 30% 1,060,265 Decrease 3%
2018 1,074,918 Decrease 3% 19,632 Decrease 77% 1,094,550 Decrease 8%
2017 1,103,514 Increase 42% 84,272 Increase 342% 1,187,786 Increase 49%
2016 777,108 Increase 251% 19,080 Increase 1120% 796,188 Increase 257%
2015 221,372 - 1,564 - 222,936 -

References

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  1. ^ "LTCB: Ordu - Giresun Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. SkyVector. 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Turkey's first artificial island airport set to open next year". Daily Sabah. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  3. ^ a b "Ve Ordu-Giresun Havaalanı'na ilk uçak indi!". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  4. ^ "First airport on sea to be built in north Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  5. ^ "Ordu-Giresun Havalimanı Alt Yapı Müteferrik İşler İnşaatı" (in Turkish). Gülyalı Kaymakamlığı. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  6. ^ "Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri - Ordu-Giresun Havalimanı" (PDF) (in Turkish). Ulaştırma Bakanlığı. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  7. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  8. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  9. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  10. ^ "Pegasus Airlines mit neuem Direktflug von Ordu-Giresun nach Düsseldorf - Hürriyet Reise". 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ "SunExpress NS25 Network Additions – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Statistics".