İzmir's main airport is located 18 km (11 mi) southwest[2] of the city center in the
Gaziemir district[4] along the D.550 /
E87 highway, which continues south through
Selçuk and
Aydın before eventually reaching
Gökova in
Muğla. The new international terminal, which was designed by Yakup Hazan Architecture, opened in September 2006, with the new domestic terminal opening around March 2014. It replaced
Çiğli Air Base which is now used only as a military base.
In 2017, ADB served 12.8 million passengers, 10.5 million of which were domestic passengers. It has ranked 5th in terms of total passenger traffic (after
Istanbul Airport,
Antalya Airport,
Sabiha Gökçen Airport and
Esenboğa Airport), and 4th in terms of domestic passenger traffic (after Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Esenboğa Airport) within the country.[5]
ADB has two runways, 16R/34L and 16L/34R; however, the two runways cannot operate simultaneously due to both their proximity and the lack of a dedicated
taxiway to runway 16R/34L in the past. This has led to the use of runway 16L/34R as the primary runway, while runway 16R/34L is used mostly as a parallel taxiway, although it is available for use as a backup if the main runway is undergoing maintenance or is unavailable for whatever reason. In efforts to expand the airport's facilities, existing entrance taxiways were refurbished, along with the construction of a parallel taxiway, entrance taxiways, and
aprons for passenger and cargo aircraft, as well as for
de-icing. Completed in March 2020, the new 280,000 m2 (3,000,000 sq ft) apron area increased the remote parking capacity of the airport from 35 to 61 with a total of 26 new spaces – eight of which are designated for use by private aircraft.[6][7] In 2020, Adnan Menderes Airport was named one of the best European airports with a capacity of 5 – 15 million passengers by
Airports Council International.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport:
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
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Annual passenger traffic at ADB airport.
See
Wikidata query.
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics[5]
Year (months)
Domestic
% change
International
% change
Total
% change
2022
6,068,934
5%
3,768,176
110%
9,837,110
30%
2021
5,776,477
29%
1,792,577
80%
7,569,054
39%
2020
4,469,524
49%
995,334
30%
5,464,858
44%
2019
9,031,924
15%
3,333,332
22%
12,365,256
8%
2018
10,679,606
2%
2,730,772
16%
13,410,378
5%
2017
10,469,079
5%
2,354,622
12%
12,823,701
6%
2016
9,875,009
3%
2,076,174
21%
11,951,183
2%
2015
9,520,097
13%
2,619,691
2%
12,139,788
11%
2014
8,358,864
8%
2,577,908
4%
10,936,772
7%
2013
7,741,191
11%
2,467,436
2%
10,208,627
9%
2012
6,945,027
13%
2,411,257
1%
9,356,284
10%
2011
6,078,477
13%
2,464,334
16%
8,523,533
14%
2010
5,357,610
18%
2,127,457
28%
7,485,067
21%
2009
4,534,339
21%
1,667,455
2%
6,201,794
14%
2008
3,757,891
3%
1,697,407
6%
5,455,298
4%
2007
3,635,414
1,600,890
5,236,304
Ground transport
Road
The airport can be reached from İzmir via the 200, 202 or 204
ESHOT[67] buses or by Havaş[68]airport shuttle buses (every 20 minutes, 35 to 60 minutes) from the
Turkish Airlines office.
Rail
İZBAN commuter rail trains stop at the
Airport Station about every 10 mins at peak hours and 20 mins off peak. Intercity trains operated by the
Turkish State Railways also stop at the
Airport Station. There are currently about 14 daily trains in both directions. Northbound trains all go to
Basmane Terminal in the city center, while southbound trains serve
Ödemiş,
Tire,
Söke,
Aydın,
NazilliTorbalı and stations in between.