Ankara Esenboğa Airport marks 20 years of operation with growth and upgrades
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Ankara Esenboğa Airport celebrated its 20th year of operation in 2026, having served 232.8 million passengers and about 1.7 million flights since 2006.
The airport now reaches 35 countries and 91 destinations, is served by 18 airlines including AJet as a main base, and saw annual passenger traffic rise from 4.5 million in 2006 to 14 million in 2025, with international traffic up 12% and domestic up 7% in the first eight months of 2026; a 230 million‑euro investment over the last three years funded a new traffic‑control tower, a third runway and related infrastructure.