Unable to meet the passenger capacity Turkey
planned to build a new airport Istanbul.
Turkey has three airports in place but they are still in a crunch
and are unable to meet the demands of increasing air traffic.
The ceremony to begin its construction was held on June 7, 2014.
Officially its construction began only in the month of May, 2015.
The construction of the New Istanbul Airport is still under
construction and is due to be inaugurated on the October 29, 2018.
The work of the airport will continue until 2030 for the government
plans on making Istanbul New Airport a world-class airport
that will comprise of medical centres, office
buildings, conference centres, mosques, hotels etc.
The total cost of the project is expected to be approximately € 32 billion.
The international airport will be able to handle 150 million passengers annually and
about 200 million passengers in a year if required, after an upgrade in future.
The Turkish government guarantees 342 million passengers in 12 years.
Turkey will boast of the world’s biggest airport once the project is completed.
Istanbul New Airport will take over all commercial flights from Ataturk airport.
There are more than 31,000 people engaged in
the construction work of this massive airport.
The construction site of the airport is 35km away towards the
European side of Istanbul, Turkey in the district of Amavutkoy.
On its completion by 2030 the airport is estimated to have 6 runways with 8
ramp controllers, 16 taxiways, 165 aircraft jet bridges, 4 terminal buildings,
1 air traffic control tower, hotels, power plants, water
treatment facilities, garages, cargo terminals and much more.
Many Istanbul Metro lines will be linked with
the new airport for better connectivity.
There were a total of 2,513,341 trees in the
construction site of the airport and 657,950 of
them were required to be cut obligatorily, while
1,855,391 trees were moved to new places.
The exact number would be revealed only once the project was over.
The Turkish government declared a different report in the month of February, 2018
which said that there were 27 fatalities during the construction of the Istanbul.
However, reports and union leaders engaged in the
site of construction say that there have been
as many as 400 deaths of workers engaged in the
construction of the airport since its inception.
The Construction of the Istanbul New Airport
Project is planned to take place in four stages
First Stage
The main terminal having a capacity of 90 million passengers
Second terminal
Two runways and 8 parallel taxiways
Indoor car parking with a capacity of 12,000 vehicles
3 technical blocks and 88 aircraft jet bridges
An air traffic control tower, VIP lounges, hospitals, hotels, prayer room etc.
An apron of 43,000,000 square feet
Second Stage
3 parallel taxiways and 1 runway
Third Stage
Terminal that has a capacity to carry 30 million passengers annually
1 parallel taxiway and a runway
More area for apron
Fourth Stage
Another terminal with a capacity of 30 million passengers
1 runway