Antalya International Airport
Antalya International Airport
Antalya Airport (IATA: AYT, ICAO: LTAI) is a major international airport located 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of the city centre of Antalya, Turkey. It is a major destination during the European summer leisure season due to its location at the country's Mediterranean coast. It handled over 39.0 million passengers in 2025, making it the third-busiest airport in Turkey, and the 7th busiest airport in the Middle East (as of 2025). The airport has two international terminals and one domestic terminal. The airport and its flights are estimated to have emitted 1.87 million tonnes of greenhouse gas in 2023.
Location
36.899°N, 30.801°E · 54 m s. n. m. (177 ft)
General data
Runways · 3
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 9
Tower
Ground
Clearance delivery
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
In July 2011, the airport was selected as Best Airport in Europe (10–25-million-passenger category) by Airports Council International (ACI). In 2003, the airport handled 10 million passengers, representing an increase of 78% since 1998. According to ACI statistics, Antalya Airport ranked 30th in 2005, 2008 and 2009 for international passenger traffic. In 2009, AYT also held its 30th spot in that category among world airports, with 15,210,733 international passengers. By the end of 2010, it rose to the 23rd spot with over 18 million international passengers. A new airport is due to open west of Antalya, close to Ka?. IFC is financing the expansion and modernization of Antalya Airport in Türkiye by providing a €150 million loan to Fraport TAV, as part of a broader €1.9 billion investment involving several other financial institutions. The initiative's stated aims are to enhance Turkey’s competitiveness in global tourism, improve transportation connectivity, and bolster economic recovery post-COVID-19. The IFC stated it wishes to reduce carbon emissions in order to achieve LEED Gold certification for the airport.
Airlines operating here · 83
Airlines using it as a main base (hub)
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
Photo: Ercan Karakas · GFDL · view original
Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Antalya International Airport (AYT). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AYT
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Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Antalya International Airport (AYT)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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urldate = {2026-10-16},
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}Wikipedia
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