In his written statement, Minister Uraloğlu evaluated the aircraft, passenger and cargo data from the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ) for April.
Stating that the number of aircraft taking off and landing at passenger and environmentally friendly airports last month was 83,603 on domestic routes and 67,510 on international routes, Uraloğlu noted that air traffic including flyovers reached 183,876.
Stating that domestic passenger traffic was 8 million 152 thousand 578 and international passenger traffic was 10 million 29 thousand 706 in April, Uraloğlu said: “The busiest passenger traffic of 2026 took place in April, a total of 18 million 190 thousand 494 passengers, including transit passengers, used the airline's international lines.” It reached 409 thousand 628 tons, of which 570 tons,” the information announced.
67.5 million passengers in the first 4 months
Uraloğlu emphasized that the air traffic landing and taking off from the airports in the January-April period was 296,000 29 on domestic routes and 241,000 126 on international routes, and stated that the air traffic reached 688,293 together with the flyovers.
Stating that domestic passenger traffic at airports in Turkey is 31 million 427 thousand 204 and international passenger traffic is 36 million 31 thousand 243, Uraloğlu shared the following information:
“During this period, a total of 67 million 496 thousand 871 passengers were handled, including direct transit passengers. At the end of April, passenger traffic, including direct transit, increased by 4.8 percent compared to the same period in 2025. During this period, airport cargo traffic reached 1 million 556 thousand 527 tons, of which 275 thousand 764 tons were on domestic routes and 1 million 280 thousand 763 tons on international routes Lines.”
Istanbul Airport accommodated more than 25 million passengers
Uraloğlu stated that air traffic at Istanbul Airport, one of Türkiye's mega projects, reached 43,467 in April, of which 9,604 were on domestic routes and 33,863 were on international routes. Uraloğlu noted that Istanbul Airport handled 6 million 573 thousand 741 passengers, including 1 million 339 thousand 793 on domestic routes and 5 million 233 thousand 793 on international routes.
Uraloğlu pointed out that 170,000 928 aircraft operated in the said airport in the January-April period, of which 36,000 999 were on domestic routes and 133,000 929 were on international routes, and stated that in addition to this airport, there were 25 million 679,000 7 passengers, including 5 million 165,000 82 on Domestic routes and 20 million 513,000 925 on international routes.
Stating that the aircraft traffic that took off and landed at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport in April was 22,228, 10,159 on domestic routes and 12,69 on international routes, Uraloğlu informed that:
“Passenger traffic amounted to 3 million 674 thousand 362, of which 1 million 747 thousand on domestic routes and 1 million 927 thousand 362 on international routes. In the period January to April there were 88 thousand 371 air traffic, of which 37 thousand 899 on domestic routes and 50 thousand 472 on international routes. 6 million 781 thousand 507 on domestic routes and 8 million 470 on international lines, a total of 15 million 252 thousand 137 passengers were served, of which 1,630. The number of passengers served at airports in tourism centers reached 10 million 538 thousand 375 on domestic lines and 4 million 812 thousand 306 on international lines, 43 thousand 576 on domestic lines and 34 thousand 670 on international lines Menderes handled 3 million 623 thousand 582 passengers and Muğla Milas-Bodrum Airport handled 525 thousand 544 passengers.
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