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Large airport · Turkey

Ankara Esenboğa Airport

Ankara, Turkey · #139 world#4 of 53 in country

ESBIATA code
LTACICAO code
13.9Mpassengers in 2025
3,750 mlongest of 2 runways
952 melevation · 3,123 ft
1955opened
Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB)
Photo: User:Babbsack · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB/LTAC) is an airport in Turkey serving Ankara.

It handled 13,926,680 passengers in 2025, making it number 139 in our world ranking and number 4 of 53 ranked airports in Turkey.

It has 2 runways, the longest 3,750 m, at an elevation of 952 m.

2 airlines use it as a hub, including AJet and Orbit Express Airlines.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
9.3M10.9M11M12.1M13M15.8M16.7M13.7M5.2M7M8.7M12M12.9M13.9M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
ESB
ICAO
LTAC
UN/LOCODE
TRESB
Wikidata
Q430490
Location
Country
Turkey
City served
Ankara
Located in
Ankara
Coordinates
40.1281, 32.9950
Elevation
952 m (3,123 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
Opened
1955-01-01
Operator
TAV Airports Holding
Named after
Ankara
Runways
03R/21L
3,750 m · 12,303 ftrock asphalt
03L/21R
3,750 m · 12,303 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 2 airlines

TKAJetOAOrbit Express Airlines