The main features of successfully completed Antalya Airport construction is as follows:
1. The Owner
Ministry of Public Works, General Directorate for Construction of Airports and Oil Supply Facilities
2. Date of bid award
23 January, 1973
3. Date of completion
15 May, 1977
4. Main work items
a. Runway
3.400 m x 45 m x 0,40 m
b. Apron
450 m x 225 m x 0,40 m
c. Taxi route no. I
168 m x 22,5 m x 0,40 m
d. Taxi route no. II
281,5 m x 22,5 m x 0,40 m
e. Taxi route no. III
68 m x 22,5 m x 0,40 m
f. Access and service Roads
approx. 50 km
5. Quantities of main works performed:
a. Total earth moving
1.500.000 m2
b. Total concrete works
300.000 m2
c. Cement used
50.000 ton
d. Fencing
approx. 10 km
Atatürk (Yeşilköy) Airport
Brief informations concerning the Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (former name Yeşilköy) construction:
1. The Owner
Ministry of Public Works, General Directorate for Construction of Airports and Oil Supply Facilities
2. Date of bid award
19 January, 1977
3. Date of completion
15 June, 1980
4. Main work items
a. Runway
2.300mx 60m x0,35 m
b. Cargo apron
150 m x 100 m x 0,35 m
c. Taxiways and connections
1.500 m x 22,50 m x 0,35 m
d. Ducts for electric cables
10.000 m
e. Drainage system
The whole area
5. Quantities of main works:
a. Total earth moving
1.000.000 m3
b. Total concrete works
235.000 m2
c. Asphalt pavement
9.850 ton
d. Cement used
30.000 ton
e. Lean concrete
24.500 m3
The project involved 2,50 m selected borrow fill, 90 cm thick crushed stone as sub-base and base material and 35 cm of Concrete pavement. Quarry materials were brought form quarries 25 km far to site and crushed at size through a crushing plant, designed and manufactured by ERG. A 100 m3/h capacity batching and mixing plant, also manufacture of ERG, was used for concrete works. Aggregate for concrete was produced through the crushing-screening and washing plants, manufactured by ERG, and sea sand was used. Similar earth moving machinery and equipment, spreader-finisher, joint cutters and joint fillers used at Antalya Airport were also utilized at Yeşilköy.
Kars Airport
Brief informations concerning the construction of Kars Airport and infrastructural works:
1. The Owner
Ministry of Public Works, General Directorate for Construction of Airports and Oil Supply Facilities
