Adana Şakirpaşa Airport

Adana Şakirpaşa Airport
Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı
IATA: ADA – ICAO: LTAF
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
Serves Çukurova region
Location Adana, Turkey
Focus city for Pegasus Airlines
Borajet
Elevation AMSL 65 ft / 20 m
Coordinates 36°58′55″N 035°16′49″E / 36.98194°N 35.28028°E / 36.98194; 35.28028Coordinates: 36°58′55″N 035°16′49″E / 36.98194°N 35.28028°E / 36.98194; 35.28028
Website http://adana.dhmi.gov.tr/
Map
ADA
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 5.369.260 Increase 15.0%
Cargo (tons) 49,667 Increase 7%
Aircraft movements 46.641 Increase 4.0%[1]
Sources: DHMİ[2] and DAFIF[3][4]

Adana Airport or Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (Turkish: Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı) (IATA: ADA, ICAO: LTAF) is an international airport located in Adana. The airport serves mainly to the Çukurova region, and in a lesser extent to the provinces surrounding Çukurova, due to its frequent domestic flight schedule and several flights to international destinations. Adana Airport is the sixth busiest airport by passenger traffic in Turkey, with 5.4 million in 2015.[5] The airport is ranked 77th in the busiest airports in Europe.

History

Adana Airport was constructed on a farmland at the Şakirpaşa area, 2.3 km west of the historical city centre. It was opened to service as a civil-military airport in 1937 and became a full civil airport in 1956. During the uncontrolled western expansion of the city from the 1950s to 1990s, the airport was surrounded by unplanned low-income neighborhoods from east, west and north.

Airport entrance
International Terminal
Domestic Terminal
Passenger Hall
Check-in counters
Passengers walking to the plane.
Runway

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AtlasGlobal Ercan, Istanbul-Atatürk
Borajet[6] Ankara, Beirut, Berlin-Tegel, Cologne/Bonn,[7] Diyarbakır, Ercan, Erbil, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Stuttgart[8]
Seasonal: Bodrum
Flynas Jeddah
Germania Seasonal: Bremen (begins 17 June 2016),[9] Münster/Osnabrück (begins 14 June 2016)[10]
GermanwingsSeasonal: Stuttgart
Onur Air Istanbul-Atatürk
Pegasus AirlinesAntalya, Ercan, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir, Trabzon, Van
Seasonal: Bodrum
SunExpress Antalya, Düsseldorf, Ercan, Frankfurt, Hannover, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir,[11]
Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart[12]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk
Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Ercan, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Kuwait City[13] Stuttgart
Turkish Airlines
operated by AnadoluJet		 Ankara, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen

Traffic statistics

Passenger traffic at Adana Airport is almost doubled in the last 5 years, hitting a record in 2015 with 5,369,260 passengers; an increase of 15% from 2014.[14] As of May 2016, there are 388 weekly departures to 17 direct routes from the airport; Ercan is the shortest (40 min.), Düsseldorf is the longest route (3.5 hours). Route to both airports in İstanbul, is one of the busiest in Turkey, with 194 departures weekly, counting to half of the total flights.

Adana Şakirpaşa Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2015 4,643,199 Increase 14.0% 726,061 Increase 15.0% 5,369,260 Increase 15.0%
2014 4,057,291 Increase 8.0% 630,203 Increase 12.0% 4,687,494 Increase 9.0%
2013 3,754,227 Increase 20.0% 561,551 Increase -11.0% 4,315,778 Increase 15.0%
2012 3,136,143 Increase 18.0% 628,014 Increase 7.0% 3,764,157 Increase 16.0%
2011 2,651,873 Increase 9.7% 589,094 Increase 39.1% 3,240,967 Increase 14.1%
2010 2,417,630 Increase 17% 423,540 Increase 2% 2,841,170 Increase 14.0%
Direct Routes from Adana Airport
City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(May 2016)		 Airlines
Istanbul Atatürk Airport & Sabiha Gökçen Airport 194 Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Borajet, AtlasGlobal, Onur Air, Anadolu Jet
Antalya Antalya Airport 35 Pegasus Airlines, Sun Express
Northern Cyprus North Nicosia Ercan Airport 35 Pegasus Airlines, Borajet, AtlasGlobal
İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport 34 Pegasus Airlines, Sun Express
Ankara Ankara Esenboğa Airport 33 Anadolu Jet, Borajet
Diyarbakır Diyarbakır Airport 13 Borajet
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport 12 Borajet
Trabzon Trabzon Airport 7 Pegasus Airlines
Van Ferit Melen Airport 7 Pegasus Airlines
Erbil Erbil International Airport 5 Borajet
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport 3 Flynas
Berlin Berlin Tegel Airport 2 Borajet
Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport 2 Borajet
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport 2 Sun Express
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport 2 Borajet, Sun Express
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport 1 Sun Express
Hannover Hannover Airport 1 Sun Express

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[15]

Ground transportation

Local buses/minibuses, coaches, airline shuttles, trains and taxi serve ground transportation to or close to the airport.

Buses and coaches

Platform Line Destination Via Carrier
Terminals  135  Balcalı (Çukurova University) Yüreğir ABBO
 159  Kurttepe Kuruköprü (Old Town), Adana Metro(Vilayet station), Central railway station ABBO

Adana Metropolitan Municipality local buses #135 and #159, run from the airport to the neighbourhoods of Seyhan, Çukurova and Sarıçam. Bus #159 is a 35-minute interval service that connects airport to the old town, metro (Vilayet station), Central railway station, and routes further north, ending in Kurttepe, close to the lake.[16] Bus #135 is an hourly service to Balcalı (Çukurova University).[17]

Several local buses and minibuses that run east-west on the D400 state road, stop at the Airport intersection, 800 meters north of the airport terminals.

Coach transport to the provinces surrounding Çukurova, run from the Central Coach Terminal, 3.9 km west of the airport entrance. Coach companies' shuttle services from the city centre to the Central Coach Terminal have stops at the Airport Intersection on the D400 state road.

AtlasGlobal airlines run shuttle buses for their passengers from the airport to Mersin Tarsus, İskenderun, Dörtyol and Osmaniye.[18]

Rail

Şakirpaşa railway station is 1.9 km walking distance to the airport terminals, and it is located one block north of the D400 state road. There are frequent train services to Mersin Central, Tarsus and Adana Central stations,[19] and fewer daily services to eastern stations of Adana; Yüreğir, İncirlik and Ceyhan. Also from the station, there are once daily trips to Osmaniye, İskenderun, İslahiye, Karaman and Niğde.

Taxi and car rental

There is a taxicab stand and car rental services in the airport.

Aviation accidents and incidents at or near the airport

1972 Turkish Airlines crash while landing from Jeddah without any passengers on board.

External links

References

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