Milas–Bodrum Airport
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The Bodrum-Milas Airport, including, for example, Milas-Bodrum Airport or Bodrum Airport ( Turkish among other Bodrum -Milas Havaalanı, Milas -Bodrum Havaalanı or Bodrum Havaalanı ) is a Turkish commercial airport with international status close to the tourist cities of Bodrum and Milas in the Muğla Province. It is operated by the State DHMI.
2006 2.4 million passengers used the airport.
History and Information
The airport was put into operation after a short construction period in 1997 and will be used only for civilian purposes. Previously had been discussed for many years for the construction, ahead of the situation, as many people organizations and conservationists the original targeted place, something closer to the water, rejected and ultimately successfully prevented. The existence of the airport was considered livelihoods for tourism development in the region.
At the opening of the airport on 1 April 1997 only today's domestic terminal was in operation, the terminal now used for international flights leaving his inauguration until April 30 of the following year (1998) in coming. Due to the sharp rise in passenger numbers, however, it should be replaced by a larger building.
Information
It has a passenger with a capacity of 2.6 million passengers per year and a 3000 meter long and paved airstrip, which has instrument flight landing system (ILS ). The apron has a size of 800 × 200 meters and can accommodate 26 transport aircraft. Parallel to the single airstrip runs a 3000 meter long taxiway also, which increases the efficiency of the airstrip.
Terminals
The passenger facilities of the airport are made up of two terminals, one terminal for international traffic and a domestic terminal, the latter is much smaller and has a capacity of 600,000 passengers a year, while on the other hand, the terminal for international traffic for the tourism embossed Bodrum is much more important, holds up capacity of two million passengers a year. In addition to their design and the different appearance, the two terminals differentiate primarily severance technically by the different passport controls. The domestic flight terminal is since the opening of the airport on the first of April 1997 operation, the opening of the international terminal followed a little later on 30 April 1998, the domestic terminal at the beginning of the year also absorbed international flights. Both terminals are located about 25 minutes walk away from each other.
In the 2650 -square-meter domestic terminal with a total of eleven check- in desk and a lounge. It also has a parking space in front of the entrance with 4000 square meters for a total of 140 vehicles. The international terminal has a total area of 16500 square meters, in which 26 check- in counters are located. For the eleven passport control passport control desks are set up for departing passengers and twelve for arrivals, domestic buildings can not be found. Because of the much larger size of the parking area of the international terminal with 13500 square meters and a capacity of 400 vehicles falls out much more generous. Also features the international construction about car rental companies, banks and more shops.
However, the international terminal is soon to be replaced, according to plans by a new building to be built and operated by a build - operate-transfer process. Until now, the airport always the state operator was responsible for construction and operation, only smaller companies such as ground handlers ( Havaş and Celebi are currently active) could be private. If the new terminal, the planning has been further established, the existing international terminal take over the tasks of the current domestic terminals, which will then no longer needed.
Connection
Its associated town of Bodrum is located about 30 kilometers away, Milas around 18 kilometers. It is as well as parts of the surrounding region her to reach by taxi, private car or coach and airport shuttle bus. The trunk road, to which the airport is connected, the D-300, on which one can reach both places easily and quickly. Front of the terminal there is a parking lot, which is designed for 500 vehicles.
The airport is operated by the company Havaş. The departure times are based on the departure and arrival of aircraft and the bus takes on the route between the airport and the city center of Bodrum. A ride in one direction takes about 45 minutes and costs each way about eighteen Turkish Lira. On the route between the airport and the city also various intermediate stops are served.
Airlines and destinations
The airport is primarily determined in addition to the weak domestic traffic through international tourism traffic. This leads to many over the summer months saisonell flown frequencies.
Most frequencies lead in the summer to the UK, where several scheduled and charter airlines vying for passengers. The German -speaking countries can also show about quality, seasonal scheduled flights to Bodrum. So come summer, for example, Air Berlin from Stuttgart and Dusseldorf, Condor from Frankfurt and Tuifly to Bodrum, more international destinations are in Central Europe, such as France or the Netherlands and in Eastern Europe. Names are for example Corendon Airlines, easyJet, Air Mediterranee, Monarch Airlines, Transavia, Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines.
Most domestic flights are flown throughout the year, and it is here to denser frequencies in summer. Be Flew numerous targets, active, for example Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, the state or its subsidiaries AnadoluJet.