Trabzon Airport


Trabzon Airport is an airport near the city of Trabzon in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The airport opened in 1957. In 2009, it served 1,596,905 passengers, of which most were on domestic routes. In 2009, Trabzon Airport ranked 9th for total passenger traffic, and 7th for domestic traffic among airports in Turkey.

Airlines and destinations

Traffic statistics

Year Domestic% changeInternational% changeTotal% change
20122,355,236 8.0%74,637 17.0%2,429,873 7.0%
20112,190,503 15.0%89,514 32.0%2,280,017 15.0%
20101,895,600 24.0%67,568 4.0%1,963,168 23.0%
20091,531,780 10.9%65,125 26.7%1,596,905 8.7%
20081,380,926 1.2%88,787 3.7%1,469,713 0.9%
20071,397,17585,5851,482,760

Accidents and incidents

On 13 January 2018, a Boeing 737-800 on Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622 veered off the left-hand side of the far end of runway 11 whilst landing. None of the 168 persons on board were reported to have serious injuries.
The cause of the incident has not yet been determined.
On 20 May 1989, Alexander Zuyev, a Soviet pilot of the VVS Frontal Aviation Regiment based at Mikha Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR, defected from the Soviet Union by flying his Mig 29 plane to Trabzon. Turkey returned the plane to the Soviet Union, citing its desire to maintain a good relationship with the Soviet Union. However, the pilot was not extradited and was eventually provided asylum by the United States of America.