Ordu–Giresun Airport Explained

Giresun Airport
Nativename-A:Giresun Havalimanı
Location:Gülyalı, Turkey
Elevation-F:11
Metric-Elev:0
R1-Length-F:9842
R1-Surface:Concrete/asphalt
Metric-Rwy:0
Iata:OGU
Icao:LTCB
Pushpin Map:Turkey#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Turkey
Pushpin Label:OGU
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:General Directorate of State Airports Authority
City-Served:Giresun
Opened:2015
Website:dhmi.gov.tr
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-M:3000
Stat1-Header:Annual passenger capacity
Stat1-Data:3 million
Footnotes:Source: SkyVector[1]

Ordu–Giresun Airport (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 19km (12miles) away from Ordu and 25km (16miles) from Giresun city centres. It is the third artificial island airport in the world.

History

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. The opening of the airport for traffic took place on 22 May 2015. The airport is on reclaimed land from the sea in Gülyalı. About 30 million tons of rocks were used for the artificial island. It has a 3000x runway, a 240x airport apron, a 250x taxiway, a 20000m2 terminal building as well as 16500m2 technical service and air traffic control building.

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.

Airlines and destinations

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LTCB: Ordu - Giresun Airport . 27 February 2020 . SkyVector Aeronautical Charts . SkyVector.