Istanbul Airport became the busiest airport in Europe with an average of 1375 flights per day last year.
The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) published its 2023 European Aviation Overview report.
According to the report, Istanbul Airport ranked first among the busiest airports in Europe last year, as in 2022.
The average number of daily flights at Istanbul Airport in 2023 increased by 19% compared to the previous year, reaching 1375.
Additionally, Istanbul Airport broke the airport network record with 1684 flights on June 22, 2023.
Istanbul Airport was followed by Amsterdam Schiphol with an average of 1255 flights per day, London Heathrow with 1251 flights, Paris Charles de Gaulle with 1247 flights and Frankfurt airports with 1179 flights.
Average of 3 thousand 26 flights per day
Last year, the average number of daily flights in Turkiye reached 3,026. Turkiye showed the highest increase in average daily flights in Europe last year, with an increase of 16%.
Thus, last year, Turkiye ranked 6th among the countries with the busiest daily flights (landings/departures) in Europe.
The countries with the highest average daily flights in Europe were the United Kingdom with 5,290, Spain with 4,616, Germany with 4,532, France with 3,999 and Italy with 3,500.
In addition, the average number of daily flights in Turkiye in 2023 was 8% higher than in 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak.
On the other hand, the total number of flights across Europe in 2023 increased by 10% compared to the previous year, reaching 10.2 million. There was an increase in the number of flights across Europe, especially in the summer months.
Total flights across Europe were 92% of 2019 levels, the pre-COVID-19 period.
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz