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]
Giresun Airport Giresun Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Giresun | ||||||||||
| Location | Gülyalı, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 11 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°58′00″N 38°04′48″E / 40.96667°N 38.08000°E | ||||||||||
| Website | dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  OGU Location of airport in Turkey  OGU OGU (Europe) | |||||||||||
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History edit
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 edit
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ordu–Giresun Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Seasonal: İzmir |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| SunExpress | Seasonal: Düsseldorf |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Salzburg[7] |
Traffic statistics edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
References edit
- ^ "LTCB: Ordu - Giresun Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. SkyVector. 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Turkey's first artificial island airport set to open next year". Daily Sabah. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ a b "Ve Ordu-Giresun Havaalanı'na ilk uçak indi!". İhlas News Agency (in Turkish). 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ "First airport on sea to be built in north Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ "Ordu-Giresun Havalimanı Alt Yapı Müteferrik İşler İnşaatı" (in Turkish). Gülyalı Kaymakamlığı. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Home". 28 October 2021.
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