Turkey's New Gazipasa Alanya Airport Set to Open August 2008
Sep - 25 | 
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Overseas Property News, Turkey Property
Update 22/07/2010: Gazipasa Alanya Airport Opens Finally
In the world of overseas property few things have such a major impact on market forces as a new airport and Alanya is one of the lucky ones. Back when Ryanair and Easyjet were barely out of nappies, the impact of new flight routes into obscure provincial airports throughout France, Italy and Spain has made a huge impact on property prices and regional tourism and who today can potentially make or break a new destination. An announcement last week by Tepe Akfen Airport Holding (TAV) that it won a 25 year lease to operate the small Gazipasa Airport in Alanya on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast which should drastically improve current 2-3 hour airport travel times to the region.
TAV which manage the international airports of Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara have already started construction to incorporate necessary runway changes in order to increase airport capacity to 3 million passengers annually.
The new Alanya-Gazipasa International airport is widely expected to have a huge impact on tourism and the real estate sector throughout the Antalya province both from a residential and commercial perspective attracting not only Europeans in search of a holiday destination but also Turks from Istanbul and Ankara seeking a city weekend getaway not to mention the jobs the new airport will provide boosting the local economy. Since the announcement property prices in Alanya are already on the up and local agents are predicting price rises of between 20-50% over the next 2 years bringing the area in line with neighbouring Bodrum and Fethiye with the nearest course some hours away in Belek.
UK newspaper, The Telegraph last week, described the announcement of a new airport airport being built near Alanya as “good news” for British investors and holiday home buyers. Already on the back of the news has encouraged further investment with a UK and Irish consortium committing funds of 100 million euros to develop a new golf resort. Along with five star hotels and residential complexes planned there is also a new taxi boat service to connect Gazipaşa with Kaş and Kalkan and is also bound to lead to increased numbers of visitors to the region.
On the back of Turkey’s newly acquired status as a high-growth market, The Turkish Daily News recently stated that investment in the country’s real estate was becoming a “hot new trend” among overseas property investors seeking higher yields than currently offered by more established markets. The newspaper believes foreign investments in Turkish real estate, on a national scale were likely to increase from £896 million to more than £1 billion and over the coming decade more than 7 million new properties could be built across the whole Turkey.
The new Alanya-Gazipasa International airport is sure to have a positive impact on housing in Alanya and should bring more competition to the market for cheap flights to Turkey.
Can you tell me if there is any news on the airport in Alanya,and will they be flights from Manchester
Hello Linda
Just come back from Alanya. Depends who you talk to re – the airport everybody has a different point of view when it will be active. Some say this year some say next year. Watch this space.
If you believe this you’ll believe anything.
Any update out there on opening ? Hoping to travel in September and could do without 3 hour transfer
Just returned from Alanya. Brilliant but transfer a nightmare. Any update for new airport. Travelling in september again
please let me now when gazipasa airport is opening because i have a appartment in mahmutlar.
thank you,
yvonne
Hoping to travel mid september 08 is there any news of the airport being open by then and wich air lines will opperate to & from this airport?
Thank you,
Steve
I believe Easy Jet are in discussion but no news so far when airport is due to open possibly 2009.?
Please advise when Gazipasa is open and what airlines are involved. Can’t wait to go back to beautiful Oba, Alanya
Thanks
Mary
Just got back, friend took me to airport to see it. I didn’t see much going on, but he told TAV has said first flight will be in November I think thats 2008.
hoping to fly to alanya in mid sept. do you know when new airport will open? please.
please let me know when any english airports fly to gazipasa – i have an apartment in alanya and would love to travel to this airport cuz its so close
thanks sheila
Just returned from a months stay. I have an apartment in Mahmutlar – some say domestic flights with start in Oct and international next may, but by the current state of the airport I would say domestic with start next summer and it’s anyone’s guess when or IF international will start.
Bought an apartment in Oba in March and re-visited in July. Local people seem to think the airport is going to open and work is going on in the arrival/departure lounges. Here’s hoping they are right because transfers to Oba are less than 30 minutes. Still need flights from England though
I have an apartment in Oba, I`m still hearing conflicting reports of when Gazipasa will open, some say 2008 and others 2009. The thing is it takes time for airlines to organise new routes, but I keep looking at their web sites. No airlines, English or Turkish are showing any routes to gazipasa yet, unless someone knows anything different, it looks as though this could be a long wait
Hi, We have a place in Konakli, Alanya, Can’t wait for the new airport. And which airlines will go there? Sounds like it could be next year, as everything takes alittle longer than we’re used to.
My mother has an apartment in Alanya and we plan to go there in August 2009. The stories my mum has heard is November 2008, but nothing else forthcoming. Anyone know what airlines will be flying from the UK to Alanya and if so a more realistic operational date? I want to book our holiday now, but will hold back if there is a chance the airport will be open by then??
We have a apartment in Alanya Centre but New Airport will be a very good idea but not so sure when it is going to be in service. Antalya is too far and it is very tiring to travel from there.
Mr.Haq
I’m looking for Security Metal Grilles Manufacturers and Installers Email addresses and phone numbers in Alanya.Please supply as soon as possible.
Many thanks for your Cooperation in this matter.
hope to hear soon.
Mr.Haq
Hi, I am about to leave to Alanya and starting my business in beauty & wellness. I am looking for a Turkish guy who’s skilled into massage-health & bodywork.
Myself and my girl visited the airport last week as we live in Alanya and talked to Konrad(english mustapha)who has lived in Gazipasa for the last 20 years and owns the green oasis bar and estate agent. He is close to the towns politicians and the airport opens for internal flights the end of this month but international flights will not start until the second part of next year as the runway has to be extended to the sea which means it has to cross over the main road. The runway will be 20 feet above the main road and strengthened arches have to be built to hold it. Knowing the speed the Turks work at i would imagine that for profits to start rolling in it will open sooner than later.
Kevin
ANY NEWS WHEN GAZIPASA AIRPORT WILL OPEN AS I HAVE HEARD THAT FIRST FLIGHT WAS TO BE END OF OCTOBER.
ROSEMARIE SMITH
Rosemarie.
I was in oba in october and heard no news of the airport opening.As for the first flight which was suppose to leave Istanbul in october I would probably imagine its just a rumour but hopefully not.
I spoke to Costello the Irish builder in Alanya and was told that the flight was cancelled until March 09
I would like to know when Gazipasa airport will be officially opened.
Yours
Martin
hi from ireland any news gazapasi airport opening as i will be going to turkey in july for eight weeks flying with tukkish airlines ‘thanks
marie
Hallo
i have a flat in alanya and vondering vhen theairport vold open in gazipasa
Any updated news on the progress of gazipasa airport hoping to go alanya in june 09
Hi, I am heading to Alanya on Wednesday of this week via stanstead and antalya…. I will be checking out the situation regarding the airport in gazipasa and will let everyone know..
Any news on the airport opening any body know ?
from an irish person travelling to alanya in summer 2009 or has the resession hit on there shores too
New details on Gazapasa airport update.
please im dying 2 get back out 2 mahmutlar coz me parents own an apartement out der nd i love it out der…is der any progress wit dis airport like???
Can you please inform me when the new airport will be opening as i plan to go to mamutler in Sept 09
It would be great if i could fly to Gasepasa as I have to come form Ireland
Below site is worth a read.
Sounds like a move in right direction.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11773070.asp?scr=1
Extract is below
No turbulence at Gazipaşa
ALANYA, Antalya – Gazipaşa Airport starts to stage test flights finally, showing some positive signs after years of debates and questions hanging in the air. The beginning marks the area’s transition from a turbulent past to a clear future and gives hope to everyone, not only the residents of Gazipaşa, but also to every local of the Mediterranean area
Hi, having real difficulty finding ouy if there are any airlines flying from newcastle/edinburgh to Gazipasa airport on or near the 12th sept.
Runway in Gazipaşa Airport to be expanded
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
ALANYA – Antaolia News Agency
The runway in Gazipaşa Airport, located in eastern Antalya, will be expanded and the area surrounding the runway will soon be nationalized, a local government official has said.
Gazipaşa Gov. İsmail Gültekin told the Anatolia news agency that the airport’s 1,800-meter runway should be extended to 2,400 meters by the end of September to allow larger airplanes to land. “The 50-hectare land around the airport should be state-owned for this purpose. We have met 10 different land owners who all agreed to sell their land and signed an initial contract.”
Tepe Akfen Ventures Airports Holding, the operator of the airport, has started preparations for expansion and lighting works, Gültekin added.
When the expansion works are completed, bigger planes such as Boeing 737-300s and Boeing 737-500s will be able to use Gazipaşa Airport, both for scheduled and charter flights. “Such flights will meet the region’s demands and help a tourism boom in Alanya and Gazipaşa,” said Gültekin.
Gazipaşa Airport opened last month but has yet to receive its first commercial flight. It is expected help the eastern Alanya-Mersin route develop and ease traffic in the western Alanya-Antalya direction.
To improve relationship with Tourists from all over the world you have to stop these Turkish People who are selling Tours to Tourists and ripping them off by promising a coach Tours,but pick them up on Dirty old Vans and don’t show around as promised before taking payments.Once we had to call police to get all the money refunded.For the same tours money is collected are different amounts from each person. These people don’t have a permanent offices and use empty premises to Lure Tourists.And if refuse then their attitude change towards Tourists.These sort of behavior put Tourists of Turkey and then they talk to others bad about it and Turkey loose Tourists coming in to Turkey.So my advise is to stop these people trading completely.
Regards
Zia-Ul Haq
London
It has been a very long time ( at about 18 Months ) ago when it was mentioned that Gazi-Pasa Airport is ready to open In September,2008 but no news about it and now End of January,2010.
Let us know when it is in operation. I want to hear your comments about it as soon as possible.
Many Thanks.
Mr.Haq
New airport is opening in June 2009 at Gazipaşa. a plane from government air union landed for calibration. This was for to provide safe landing attempt control of other devices will be realized or not and it was successfully done. I already heard that some of the flight companies already made contract for to land to the new airport. It’s still making some traning. I hope it will start to international fly as soon.
when will the airport be open waiting a long time let us no
I wonder who flies to Gazipasa I mean which airline?
Hi any news about Gazipazi and if so what airports are they flying out of
thanks
Marilyn