Ordu–Giresun Airport () is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Gülyalı, a town in Ordu Province, Turkey and Piraziz, a town in Giresun Province, Turkey. It is located away from Ordu and from Giresun city centres. It is the third artificial island airport in the world.
History The idea for an airport on an artificial island for the two Black Sea provinces was first conceived in 1992. The construction work was started in 1994. However, due to high costs, the project came to a halt shortly afterward. The government took a second airport project into consideration, and plans were worked out between 2008 and 2010. The project started on 13 July 2011. The opening of the airport for traffic took place on 22 May 2015. The airport is on reclaimed land from the sea in Gülyalı. About 30 million tons of rocks were used for the artificial island. It has a runway, a airport apron, a taxiway, a terminal building as well as technical service and air traffic control building.
The airport's construction cost 290 million (US$128.5 million). It is expected to serve about 2 million passengers annually for the two provinces Ordu and Giresun, which have a total population of 1.2 million.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ordu–Giresun Airport:
Traffic statistics
+ Ordu–Giresun Airport passenger traffic statistics Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change 2025 1,117,152 20% 46,148 143% 1,163,300 22% 2024 932,849 4% 18,993 26% 951,842 5% 2023 975,909 23% 25,620 37% 1,001,529 23% 2022 794,731 8% 18,639 865% 813,370 10% 2021 738,721 35% 1,932 78% 740,653 33% 2020 547,536 47% 8,896 65% 556,432 48% 2019 1,034,750 4% 25,515 30% 1,060,265 3% 2018 1,074,918 3% 19,632 77% 1,094,550 8% 2017 1,103,514 42% 84,272 342% 1,187,786 49% 2016 777,108 251% 19,080 1120% 796,188 257% 2015 221,372 1,564 222,936
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