Adana Sakirpasa Airport
Encyclopedia
Adana Airport or Adana Şakirpaşa Airport is an airport located in the city of Adana
in the Adana Province
of Turkey
. Adana Airport was opened to service as a civil-military airport in 1937. It started to be used as a civil airport in 1956. It is 3.5 km away from the city center.
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
in the Adana Province
Adana Province
Adana Province is a province of Turkey located in south-central Anatolia. With a population of 2,085,225, it is the fifth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78% of the residents of the province...
of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Adana Airport was opened to service as a civil-military airport in 1937. It started to be used as a civil airport in 1956. It is 3.5 km away from the city center.
Airlines and destinations
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 * | 2,417,680 | 17.0% | 423,540 | 2.0% | 2,841,220 | 14.0% |
| 2009 | 2,065,779 | 15.2% | 416,623 | 16.1% | 2,482,402 | 8.4% |
| 2008 | 1,793,675 | 3.0% | 496,752 | 11.0% | 2,290,427 | 1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,745,450 | 557,085 | 2,302,535 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr
Aviation accidents and incidents at or near the airport
- 1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara crashThe 1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash occurred on September 23, 1961 at 18:02 local time when a Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship 100 airliner, registration TC-TAY, on a scheduled international flight from Nicosia Airport in Cyprus via Adana Airport , Turkey to Esenboğa Airport in...
- 1962 Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crash1962 Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crashThe 1962 Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crash occurred on 8 March 1962 at 17:43 local time when a Turkish Airlines Fairchild F-27 airliner, registration TC-KOP, on a scheduled domestic flight from Esenboğa Airport in Ankara to Adana Airport , flew into the Bolkar Mountains on approach to...
- Turkish Airlines Flight 5904Turkish Airlines Flight 5904Turkish Airlines Flight 5904 was a Boeing 737-4Q8 operated by the Turkish Airlines, registered TC-JEP and named Trakya, on a repositioning flight that crashed on 7 April 1999 in Ceyhan, Adana Province in southern Turkey...