Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport

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Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı
Istanbul Sabiha taxiing.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LTFJ
IATA code SAW
Coordinates

40 ° 53 '55 "  N , 29 ° 18' 33"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 53 '55 "  N , 29 ° 18' 33"  E
Height above MSL 95 m (312  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 45 km east of Taksim Square , TurkeyTurkeyTurkey 
Local transport Public buses ( İETT ), shuttle buses , taxis
Basic data
opening 2001
operator Since May 1, 2008 ISG (İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı Yapım Yatırım ve İşletim A.Ş.), since 2015 to Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB)
Terminals 2 (and one for goods)
Passengers 35,472,852 (2019)
Air freight 332,182 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		232,267 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		25 million
Start-and runway
06/24 3000 m × 45 m concrete

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The Sabiha Gökçen International Airport ( IATA code : SAW , ICAO code : LTFJ , Turkish Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı ) in the metropolis Istanbul , according to the Istanbul airport the second largest commercial airport of Turkey . The airport is located in the Asia Minor part of the large city of Istanbul, about 40 km east of the Bosporus in the Istanbul district of Pendik . It is named after the world's first female fighter pilot , Sabiha Gökçen , the adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk . The airport handled over 35 million passengers in 2019.

history

Departure hall (2011)

background

In 1987, today's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (then the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communication) decided that a so-called "Teknopark" should be built in Kurtköy in the Pendik district in the Asian part of Istanbul. This should include an industrial park of "advanced technology", which mainly covers the areas of transport, foreign trade, aviation and technology. As for aviation, a second airport was planned for Istanbul with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year. The final capacity was discussed for about three years. In 1990, just over six million passengers flew through Ataturk Airport, which handled almost 68 million passengers in 2018. In addition, it was clear at this point that Istanbul Ataturk Airport would be expanded and an additional terminal with a capacity of 20 million passengers per year, which would be used for international flights, would be obtained. While some were of the opinion that the airport had to handle at least 10 million passengers a year, others assumed that Ataturk Airport would be enough and thus a second airport would be superfluous. Ultimately, a national terminal with a capacity of 500,000 passengers per year and an international terminal with a capacity of three million passengers per year were built.

Construction and first years

The foundation stone was laid in February 1998. The construction of the airport took three years and cost 550 million US dollars. The opening and the naming ceremony took place in January 2001. The airport is supposed to be a model for the transformation of the area into a technology base, as it was at that time Sabiha Gökçen was for the emancipation of Turkish women in all work areas. The airport opened in 2001 with the idea of relieving Istanbul's main airport, Ataturk . However, since TAV Holding had only invested heavily in Istanbul Ataturk Airport in 2000, the new Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport was hardly used until 2004 in order to save the investor financial losses.

In 2005, the still small Pegasus Airlines decided to use Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Airport as a hub and abandoned Ataturk Airport as a hub. This decision was one of the key moments for the development and growth of the airport. While the passenger volume in 2004 was 245,000, with the arrival of Pegasus Airlines in 2005 it rose to over a million. The growth continued and in 2007 3.7 million passengers were handled.

First expansion

The airport was designed for a significantly lower passenger volume than Ataturk Airport. It is manageable, has short distances and hardly any traffic-related delays. Because of the distance to the European city center, most of the major airlines only flew to Ataturk Airport on the European side of Istanbul. The international terminal was originally designed for three million passengers per year, the domestic terminal for 500,000 passengers per year. In June 2007 the Indian GMR Group received the order to expand the airport from mid-2008 in order to increase the passenger capacity. The terminal was expanded, doubling the passenger capacity to seven million.

As of March 1st, 2008 İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı Yapım Yatırım ve İşletim A.Ş. Airport operator. From 2009 a consortium consisting of the Indian GMR Infrastructure Ltd. (40%), the Turkish Limak Insaat San. Ve Tic. AS (Limak Holding) (40%) and the Malaysian Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) (20%) operate the airport.

In October 2009, the airport's capacity was finally expanded to 25 million.

Development since 2010

Mostly Turkish airlines flew to Sabiha Gökçen from abroad. But also some charter and low-cost airlines from Europe and especially from the CIS region prefer this airport. Turkish Airlines , Pegasus Airlines , AnadoluJet and a few other small airlines use it for domestic connections. For travelers from Western Europe, the low-cost lines are particularly interesting.

Aerial view of the airport

Since the beginning of 2015 the Malaysian Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) has held 100% of the shares in Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Investment Development and Operation Inc.

In 2015, 18,535,463 domestic passengers and 9,576,975 international passengers handled a total of 28,122,438 passengers, with a passenger growth of 20% compared to the previous year. Air traffic increased by 18% to 218,780 flight movements.

Second expansion

In 2014, after more than 20 million passengers had used the airport, it was decided that a second runway should be built. Older aerial photos clearly show that there was only space for an additional runway south of the airport. In order to be able to realize this project, however, the connecting road Kurtköy-Pendik had to be tunneled over first, so that the slope could then be crossed over the road. In 2015, construction work began on the two tunnel tubes. The runway was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017. This date was not met. In January 2019, Cahit Turhan announced that the second runway should be completed in December 2019. As soon as the second runway has gone into operation, it is planned that the first runway will be rehabilitated. It should then be possible to use both runways in 2021.

In 2018, while the second runway was being built, the airport operator announced that the area between the two runways would be used for additional passenger terminals. This three-part expansion step should be completed by 2026. The first stage includes a terminal that will be built in the western part of the area and will have a connection to the Kurtköy-Pendik connecting road. This would increase the airport's capacity from 25 million passengers per year to 35. In a second step, a satellite terminal would be built directly opposite the first terminal. The capacity is to be increased by a further 5 million passengers per year to 40 million passengers per year. Finally, a second satellite terminal is to follow, which will be located between the first satellite terminal and the HABOM facilities of Turkish Airlines. Ultimately, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Airport should have a capacity of 45 million passengers per year.

Airlines and Destinations

Pegasus Airlines

The most important airline at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Airport is Pegasus Airlines , which has been using the airport as a hub since 2005. In 2018, 69% of all flights were operated by Pegasus Airlines. The low-cost carrier offers destinations in Turkey as well as in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. Pegasus Airlines has its own facilities everywhere at the airport, such as check-in, security control, etc., which are reserved for its own passengers. After completion of the planned new building, the new Terminal 2 with its satellite terminals, Pegasus Airlines will handle all flights there. This means that the new building is reserved for Pegasus Airlines, while all other airlines are to use the terminal that is now in use.

AnadoluJet

After Pegasus Airlines offered more and more flights, Turkish Airlines reacted and set up Sabiha Gökçen Airport in 2009 as the second hub for their AnadoluJet brand . AnadoluJet is a low cost airline and should compete with Pegasus Airlines. Turkish Airlines itself did not fly from the airport until 2015. While AnadoluJet operated the domestic flights, Turkish Airlines only flew abroad. Together they operated 27% of all flights at Sabiha Gökçen Airport. In January 2020, the management of Turkish Airlines announced that it would transfer all flights at Sabiha Gökçen Airport to AnadoluJet. Turkish Airlines as a "premium carrier" will concentrate on Istanbul Airport , while AnadoluJet will compete with Pegasus Airlines with lower prices / costs and higher seating capacity (excluding economy class).

Other airlines

From the German-speaking region, the airport, along with AnadoluJet and Pegasus Airlines, is only served by Eurowings . Sabiha Gökçen Airport is mainly served by low-cost airlines. The number of Arab airlines has increased sharply in the past three years.

statistics

Source: DHMI
Passenger numbers
year inland International total
number modification number modification number modification
2019 * 21,415,596   4.7% 14,057,256   20.5% 35,472,852   3.9%
2018 22,468,820   6.6% 11,667,696   13.2% 34,136,516   8.8%
2017 21,075,833   4.4% 10.310.205   8.9% 31,386,038   5.8%
2016 20.196.261   9.0% 9,471,592   1.2% 29,667,853   5.5%
2015 18,525,649   23.9% 9,583,089   12.2% 28,108,738   19.6%
2014 14,955,571   25.4% 8,539,075   29.5% 23,494,646   26.8%
2013 11,928,074   22.8% 6,593,688   33.5% 18,521,762   26.1%
2012 9.710.105   11.6% 4,975,947   12.6% 14,686,052   11.9%
2011 8,704,249   15.1% 4,420,421   13.2% 13.124.670   14.1%
2010 7,489,479   66.0% 3,700,199   84.4% 11,189,678   71.7%
2009 4,510,895   63.2% 2,006,591   32.3% 6,517,486   52.2%
2008 2,764,856   9.3% 1,516,337   27.2% 4,281,193   15.1%
2007 2,528,549   17.4% 1,191,946   56.2% 3,720,495   27.6%
2006 2,153,561   284.7% 762.893   65.9% 2,916,454   186.0%
2005 559.824   5,323.1% 459.922   95.5% 1,019,746   315.2%
2004 10,323   265.3% 235.278   52.4% 245.601   56.3%
2003 2,826 - 154,346 - 157.172 -
Freight volume
year Freight volume
Cargo, freight, mail [t] modification
2018 * 332.182   4.6%
2017 348.022   2.0%
2016 341.215   3.6%
2015 329,409   16.4%
2014 283.065   23.4%
2013 229.387   29.8%
2012 176,751   3.9%
2011 184.013   7.3%
2010 171,524   36.5%
2009 125,699 -
* Preliminary figures
** Ratings are based on total transit traffic from Turkish airports.

Incidents

  • On December 23, 2015, the airport was shot at by the TAK with mortars . One cleaner was killed, another injured and 5 aircraft damaged.
  • On February 5, 2020, the Boeing 737-800 of the Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines ( Pegasus Airlines flight 2193 ) with the aircraft registration TC-IZK only touched down 1950 meters after the threshold and thus only 1000 meters before the end of the runway in stormy rain , got over the end of the runway and collided with a wall after 200 meters, with the fuselage of the aircraft breaking into three parts. Despite the maximum permissible tailwind component, the pilots landed on the wet runway with a tailwind of 19 knots and gusts of 31 knots. In the incident, three passengers were killed and numerous people injured, some seriously.

Web links

Commons : Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dhmi.gov.tr
  2. ↑ a b c d "DHMI Statistics" , accessed on January 9, 2019
  3. ↑ Hakan Emanet: İstanbul Ataturk Havalimanı'nın Geleceği İçin Öneriler. Retrieved September 22, 2019 (Turkish).
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  5. ↑ Teknopark Istanbul: Teknopark Istanbul hakkında (via Teknopark Istanbul). Retrieved September 22, 2019 (Turkish).
  6. ↑ Sabiha Gökcen Havalimanı kaç yılında yapılmıştır? Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Uğur CEBECİ: Sabiha'yı kurtardı! Retrieved September 22, 2019 (Turkish).
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  10. ↑ http://www.gmrgroup.in/pressreleasedetail-31-Oct-2009.aspx
  11. ↑ Murat HERDEM: Sabiha Gökçen'deki ikinci pistte büyük çatlak! Retrieved September 23, 2019 (tr-TR).
  12. ↑ Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı'nda ikinci pist yıl sonunda açılacak. January 13, 2019, accessed September 23, 2019 (Turkish).
  13. ↑ İşte Sabiha Gökçen'in yeni terminal binası. Retrieved September 23, 2019 (tr-TR).
  14. ↑ Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı Yenileniyor | Havayolu 101. Retrieved September 23, 2019 (American English).
  15. ↑ İHA: Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı'nda ikinci pistin yapımı sürüyor. Retrieved September 23, 2019 (Turkish).
  16. ↑ AnadoluJet. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Halkyatirim. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Turkish Airlines sends its own low-cost brand to Germany. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Havayolları. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
  20. ^ "DHMI İstatistikler" , accessed on January 21, 2020
  21. ↑ Kurdish group professes to attack
  22. ↑ Accident in Turkey: Pegasus Boeing 737 breaks after landing in Istanbul aerotelegraph.com, February 5, 2020, accessed February 5, 2020.
  23. ↑ Simon Hradecky: Accident: Pegasus B738 at Istanbul on Feb 5th 2020, overran runway, impacted wall, broke up. In: avherald.com. The Aviation Herald , February 5, 2020, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Timo Nowack: Accident in Turkey: Boeing 737 from Pegasus breaks after landing in Istanbul. In: aerotelegraph.com. February 5, 2020, accessed February 5, 2020 .