Samsun Çarşamba Airport ( tr, Samsun Çarşamba Havalimanı) is a public airport in

Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. Opened in 1998, it is 23 km from

. The airport consists of one terminal. Passengers board aircraft from ladder trucks on the tarmac. The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 4,725 m² and has a parking lot for 246 cars. The airport terminal has a restaurant, a bar and multiple car rental agencies within it. There are two small seating galleries.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Samsun-Çarşamba Airport:

Traffic Statistics

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Air traffic control

Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.

Public Transportation

The airport is serviced by taxis, dolmus, charter bus and the H2 bus line run by the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. Interest has been announced regarding extending the Samsun Tram to the airport or developing a bus line to connect the tram to the airport.

Future expansion

Construction of a taxiway would remove landing delays due to previously landed aircraft taxiing back down the runway. However to do this land adjacent to the airport would need to be purchased.

References

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* * * 1998 establishments in Turkey Airports established in 1998 Airports in Turkey Buildings and structures in Samsun Province Transport in Samsun Province {{Turkey-airport-stub