International Airport

What Does International Airport Mean?

International airports include customs and international terminal. Passengers can fly abroad through direct or connecting flights. The international airport can also be used for domestic flights apart from the international. These terminals are two different terminals as domestic and international terminals.

What Classifies an Airport as An International Airport? 

International airports can have different features depending on the country. However, some of these standards are defined by aviation standards. It is mandatory to include customs, security checkpoints and international terminal within these airports. Different from other airports, international airports have duty free shops, lounge sections, waiting areas, airline company's offices, baby care rooms, prayer rooms or tourism offices. International airports are generally larger than the airports only with domestic terminals. 

Airports are designed in accordance with international airport standards defined by IATA and ICAO. IATA and ICAO codes of airports are defined also by these centers. 

What is the Difference between Airline Hub and an Airport?

Airport (havalimanı) is the common usage in Turkish rather than airline hub (havaalanı) as it can have different meanings in Turkish. By the rules of General Directorate of State Airports (DHMI in Turkish), the term airport (havalimanı) is used officially rather than air hub (havaalanı) even though they have the same meaning.

International Airports in Turkey

By 2018, there are 35 international airports in Turkey. Once all the airports in Turkey have  ICAO codes, all airports can be international airports.

• Adana Airport
• Ankara Esenboğa Airport
• Alanya Gazipaşa Airport
• Antalya Airport
• Balıkesir Kocaseyit Airport
• Bursa Yenişehir Airport
• Denizli Çardak Airport
• Diyarbakır Airport
• Elazığ Airport
• Erzurum Airport
• Eskişehir Hasan Polatkan Airport
• Gaziantep Airport
• Hatay Airport
• Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport
• İstanbul Airport
• İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport
• İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport
• Kars Harakani Airport
• Kayseri Airport
• Kocaeli Cengiz Topel Airport
• Konya Airport
• Kütahya Zafer Airport
• Malatya Airport
• Muğla Dalaman Airport
• Muğla Milas-Bodrum Airport
• Nevşehir Capadoccia Airport
• Ordu Giresun Airport
• Samsun Çarşamba Airport
• Sinop Airport
• Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport
• Şanlıurfa GAP Airport
• Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport
• Trabzon Airport
• Van Ferit Melen Airport
• Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport