Rize–Artvin Airport () is an airport off the coast of Rize Province, northeastern Turkey.
Overview The airport was opened for commercial business on 14 May 2022, with Turkish Airlines, soon followed on the same day with AJet. On 3 July 2022, Pegasus Airlines also began operating to the airport. On 1 July 2023, SalamAir started seasonal operations to Muscat in Oman internationally, making this the airport's first international route.
The airport is situated off the coast of Yeşilköy village in Pazar district of Rize Province. It is east of Rize and about west of Artvin. It was constructed on ground obtained through filling a part of the Black Sea shore by rocks brought from nearby quarries in Merdivenli, Hisarlı, Kanlımezra and Kuzeyce. To fill up to -deep sea, at least 85 million tons of rock was required. The airport building covers an area of , and the runway is long at width parallel to the seashore. The construction works began with groundbreaking in 2017. It is the country's second airport of its sort following Ordu–Giresun Airport. It is expected that the airport will serve about two million passengers annually. The construction cost was budgeted to 750 million (approx. US$206 million).
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Rize–Artvin Airport:
Traffic statistics
+ Rize–Artvin Airport passenger traffic statistics Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change 2025 1,129,518 5% 31,617 63% 1,161,135 6% 2024 1,078,375 6% 19,453 167% 1,097,828 7% 2023 1,016,627 93% 7,294 580% 1,023,921 94% 2022 525,807 1,073 526,880
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