Politics · Turkey · 7 hrs ago
Construction preparations begin for Trabzon’s new airport on the sea
Work-site preparations have begun for a new airport in Trabzon, Turkey.
The project plans to use 100 million tonnes of fill to build on the sea, with a 6-kilometre breakwater to protect the reclaimed area.
Plans include a 3,000-metre runway, a parallel taxiway and apron areas for aircraft.
The terminal is designed for 10 million passengers a year and will cover 110,000 square metres.
Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu says the existing airport’s single 2,640-metre runway and facilities cannot meet rising passenger and cargo demand.
The new airport aims to expand Trabzon’s capacity for passenger and cargo traffic, but no completion date is given.
Preparations to set up a construction site have begun for a new airport in Trabzon, Turkey, to be built on land reclaimed from the sea.
The project plans to use 100 million tonnes of fill and build a 6,000-metre protective breakwater.
Plans include a 3,000-metre runway and a parallel taxiway of the same length.
A 110,000-square-metre terminal is planned, with capacity for 10 million passengers a year.
Turkey’s transport minister says the existing airport’s single 2,640-metre runway and facilities cannot meet growing passenger and cargo demand.
- Who
- Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced the project preparations.
- What
- Construction-site setup has begun for a new airport planned to be built on reclaimed land at sea.
- When
- Preparations were reported on 26 October 2026.
- Where
- Trabzon, Turkey.
- Why
- The project aims to meet growing passenger and cargo traffic needs, which the minister says exceed the capacity of the existing airport.
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- Planned sea fill
- 100 million tonnes
- Protective breakwater
- 6,000 metres long
- Runway
- 3,000 metres long and 45 metres wide
- Terminal
- 110,000 square metres; capacity of 10 million passengers a year
- Existing airport runway
- 2,640 metres long
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What people are saying
The existing airport’s single runway, which is 2,640 metres long, and its facilities are insufficient to meet the needs of growing passenger and cargo traffic.
We will build a 100-million-tonne fill area at sea for the new airport’s infrastructure.
We will build a new terminal building covering 110,000 square metres.