Rize–Artvin Airport (Turkish: Rize–Artvin Havalimanı) (IATA: RZV, ICAO: LTFO) is an airport off the coast of in Rize Province, northeastern Turkey.
Overview
It opened for commercial business on 14 May 2022, with Turkish Airlines, soon followed on the same day with AnadoluJet. On 3 July 2022, Pegasus Airlines also began operating to the airport. On 1 July 2023, SalamAir started seasonal operations to Muscat in Oman internationally, making this the airport's first international route.
The airport is situated off the coast of Yeşilköy village in Pazar district of Rize Province.[1][2] It is 34 km (21 mi) east of Rize and about 75 km (47 mi) west of Artvin.[3] It was constructed on ground obtained through filling a part of the Black Sea shore by rocks brought from nearby quarries in Merdivenli, Hisarlı, Kanlımezra and Kuzeyce. To fill the up to 30 m (98 ft)-deep sea,[3] at least 85 million tons of rock is required.[1][2][4] The airport building covers an area of 4,500 m2 (48,000 sq ft), and the runway is 3,000 m (9,800 ft) long at 45 m (148 ft) width parallel to seashore.[2][5] The construction works began with groundbreaking in 2017. It is the country's second airport of its sort following Ordu–Giresun Airport.[2][3][5][6] It is expected that the airport will serve about two million passengers annually. The construction cost was budgeted to ₺750 million (approx. US$206 million).[5]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Rize–Artvin Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet[7] | Ankara, İstanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Pegasus Airlines | İstanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, İzmir |
| SalamAir | Seasonal: Muscat[8] |
| Turkish Airlines | İstanbul[9] |
References
- ^ a b "Rize- Artvin havalimanı için taşocağı açılmasına tepki eylemi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ a b c d "Rize-Artvin Havalimanı için ilk kazma vuruldu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ a b c "Rize-Artvin airport in northeastern Turkey to be built at sea". Daily Sabah. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "Rize-Artvin Havalimanı Dolgu Çalışmaları". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ a b c "Erdoğan, Rize-Artvin Havalimanı dolgu sahasını inceledi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "Groundbreaking for Turkey's second airport on sea to be completed by April: Minister". Hürriyet Daily News. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet".
- ^ "SALAMAIR ADDS ALMATY / RIZE IN 3Q23". aeroroutes.com. 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Turkish Airlines - Investor Relations".
