Milas-Bodrum Airport
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Milas-Bodrum Airport is an international airport that serves the Turkish
towns of Bodrum
and Milas
. The airport is situated 36km northeast of the town of Bodrum, and 16km south of Milas. A spacious new international terminal was completed in 2000.
The old terminal, now reserved for domestic flights, is 1km away, a 15-minute walk across a grassy field. The terminals host about 2.5 million travellers per year, and are especially busy during the peak summer tourism months when charter flights arrive frequently from major cities in Europe. The airport has one concrete-surface runway that is 3,000 metres long, and 45 metres wide.
(*)Preliminary Data. Source: DHMI.gov.tr
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
towns of Bodrum
Bodrum
Bodrum is a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova. The site was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the...
and Milas
Milas
Milas is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey. The city commands a region with an active economy, and the region is very rich in history and its remains, the whole territory of Milas district containing a remarkable twenty-seven...
. The airport is situated 36km northeast of the town of Bodrum, and 16km south of Milas. A spacious new international terminal was completed in 2000.
The old terminal, now reserved for domestic flights, is 1km away, a 15-minute walk across a grassy field. The terminals host about 2.5 million travellers per year, and are especially busy during the peak summer tourism months when charter flights arrive frequently from major cities in Europe. The airport has one concrete-surface runway that is 3,000 metres long, and 45 metres wide.
Expansions
There is also a new terminal building currently under construction that will be designed to accept 5 million passengers per year and planning to open at the end of the year 2011.Airlines and destinations
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (October)* | 1,310,513 | 21.0% | 1,955,562 | 2.0% | 3,266,075 | 9.0% |
| 2010 | 1,165,960 | 20.0% | 1,905,458 | 5.0% | 3,071,418 | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 970,337 | 14.7% | 1,810,607 | 4.9% | 2,780,944 | 1.1% |
| 2008 | 846,068 | 2.0% | 1,903,720 | 9.0% | 2,749,788 | 7.0% |
| 2007 | 825,510 | 1,752,590 | 2,578,100 |
(*)Preliminary Data. Source: DHMI.gov.tr