General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey) runs 32 airports, which together handled 8,283,553 passengers in March 2026, with 97% of its airports reporting.
- Flights (arrivals + departures)54,320▲ 4.0%vs March 202531/32 · reporting coverage 97%
- Tonnes of cargo193,229▲ 8.9%vs March 202528/32 · reporting coverage 88%
- Passengers8,283,553▲ 12.1%vs March 202531/32 · reporting coverage 97%
- Airports operated36
Group total — flights (arrivals + departures)
Showing 170 months. Full series runs 2012–March 2026 (176 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 6 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods15 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54,040 | 56,580 | ▲ 4.7% |
| February | 46,233 | 49,419 | ▲ 6.9% |
| March | 52,241 | 54,320 | ▲ 4.0% |
| April | 55,746 | – | – |
| May | 57,852 | – | – |
| June | 59,139 | – | – |
| July | 62,971 | – | – |
| August | 63,669 | – | – |
| September | 60,421 | – | – |
| October | 60,012 | – | in progress |
| November | 55,579 | – | – |
| December | 56,797 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Mar) | 152,514 | 160,319 | ▲ 5.1% |
Group total — tonnes of cargo
Showing 39 months. Full series runs 2023–March 2026 (39 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 94%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods15 periods
| Period | Tonnes of cargo 2025 | Tonnes of cargo 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 146,132 | 172,357 | ▲ 17.9% |
| February | 147,516 | 170,269 | ▲ 15.4% |
| March | 177,463 | 193,229 | ▲ 8.9% |
| April | 168,231 | – | – |
| May | 183,767 | – | – |
| June | 170,802 | – | – |
| July | 176,781 | – | – |
| August | 182,853 | – | – |
| September | 179,056 | – | – |
| October | 192,508 | – | in progress |
| November | 189,350 | – | – |
| December | 190,410 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Mar) | 471,111 | 535,856 | ▲ 13.7% |
Group total — passengers
Showing 39 months. Full series runs 2023–March 2026 (39 months).
Median coverage across the periods shown is 100%. 0 periods are left out of the chart because too few of the group's airports had reported: the total would dip for want of reports, not for want of passengers.
The most recent periods15 periods
| Period | Passengers 2025 | Passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8,314,351 | 8,905,244 | ▲ 7.1% |
| February | 7,291,768 | 7,523,971 | ▲ 3.2% |
| March | 7,388,317 | 8,283,553 | ▲ 12.1% |
| April | 8,907,713 | – | – |
| May | 8,873,457 | – | – |
| June | 9,215,918 | – | – |
| July | 10,094,609 | – | – |
| August | 10,528,450 | – | – |
| September | 9,683,593 | – | – |
| October | 9,589,805 | – | in progress |
| November | 8,813,248 | – | – |
| December | 8,658,557 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Mar) | 22,994,436 | 24,712,768 | ▲ 7.5% |
Seasonality · passengers by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7,607,851 | 6,212,126 | 7,545,652 | 7,949,671 | 8,796,053 | 9,053,267 | 9,864,227 | 10,006,054 | 9,281,394 | 8,744,910 | 7,739,061 | 7,772,139 |
| 2024 | 8,111,124 | 7,884,841 | 7,811,095 | 8,913,533 | 9,076,255 | 9,487,934 | 10,120,790 | 9,900,637 | 9,077,233 | 8,612,556 | 7,997,946 | 7,905,222 |
| 2025 | 8,314,351 | 7,291,768 | 7,388,317 | 8,907,713 | 8,873,457 | 9,215,918 | 10,094,609 | 10,528,450 | 9,683,593 | 9,589,805 | 8,813,248 | 8,658,557 |
| 2026 | 8,905,244 | 7,523,971 | 8,283,553 |
Airports operated
36- İstanbul AirportIST
- Gaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportGZT
- Kayseri Erkilet International AirportASR
- Diyarbakır AirportDIY
- Van Ferit Melen AirportVAN
- Erzurum International AirportERZ
- Ordu–Giresun AirportOGU
- Şanlıurfa GAP AirportGNY
- Konya AirportKYA
- Mardin AirportMQM
- Hatay AirportHTY
- Malatya Erhaç AirportMLX
- Batman AirportBAL
- Nevşehir Kapadokya AirportNAV
- Kars AirportKSY
- Muş AirportMSR
- Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportNKT
- Çardak AirportDNZ
- Sivas Nuri Demirağ AirportVAS
- Erzincan AirportERC
- Ağrı AirportAJI
- Kahramanmaraş AirportKCM
- Adıyaman AirportADF
- Bursa Yenişehir AirportYEI
- Tokat AirportTJK
- Balıkesir Koca Seyit AirportEDO
- Amasya Merzifon AirportMZH
- Sinop AirportNOP
- Süleyman Demirel International AirportISE
- Kastamonu AirportKFS
- Tekirdağ Çorlu AirportTEQ
- Balıkesir AirportBZI
- Adana Şakirpaşa Airportno page yet
- Etimesgut Air Baseno page yet
- Siirt Airportno page yet
- Uşak Airportno page yet