An airport with a runway in the Black Sea was built in Turkey
- May 16, 2022
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Rize-Artvin International Airport was opened in the northeast of Turkey and its runway was built in the Black Sea. As reported by Ukrinform, CNN Turk reports. In his
Rize-Artvin International Airport was opened in the northeast of Turkey and its runway was built in the Black Sea.
As reported by Ukrinform, CNN Turk reports.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “I see this project as a symbol of the progress Turkey has made in air transportation, especially in the last 20 years.” said.
The new airport has an area of 3 million square meters. The closed part is 47 thousand m2.
The 45 m wide and 3 km long runway was built on an artificial barrier in the Black Sea. This is done taking into account the characteristics of the terrain in the area.
Rize-Artvin Airport is expected to serve approximately 3 million passengers annually.
Since the area where the airport is built is the main tea producer in the country, the entrance of the building resembles a tea leaf.
The control tower is made in the shape of a traditional Turkish tea cup. There is also a museum of this drink at the airport.
Photo: cnnturk.com
Source: Ukrinform
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