Airport master planning in Turkey; planning and development problems and proposals

The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the problems experienced during the enlargement and development of existing airport facilities in Turkey, where air transport has been undergoing rapid growth over the past decade, and to provide recommendations to overcome these problems. In this study, civil air transport developments, bottlenecks, trends, and expectations worldwide and in Turkey are investigated. The earliest and latest master plan studies related to Ankara Esenboga, Antalya, Istanbul Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen, and Izmir Adnan Menderes airports are examined and evaluated and proposals are made regarding the recurring planning problems.