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  IATA ADB
  ICAO LTBJ
  Type Public
  Run By Turkish Government Airport Management (in Turkish : ''Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi (DHMİ)''
  Closest Town Izmir, Turkey
  Elevation Ft 419
  Elevation M 126
  Coordinates


  Runway Angle 16/34
  Runway Length F 10,629
  Runway Length M 3,240
  Runway Surface Paved


Adnan Menderes Izmir International Airport has been named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Adnan Menderes .

Izmir's main airport is 18 km (11 miles) south of the city on the way to Selçuk, Ephesus and Pamukkale .

The easiest way to get there from Izmir is by Havaş (HAH-vahsh) airport bus (every 20 minutes, 35 to 60 minutes) from the Turkish Airlines office.

Several trains stop at the airport terminal on their runs to and from Izmir's Basmane railway station, taking between 25 and 30 minutes to make the run. Unfortunately, there are only about six southbound trains a day, mostly in the afternoon. They tend to be rather dilapidated, but extraordinarily cheap.

Selçuk and Ephesus are 60 km (37 miles) south of ADB, reachable by rental car (less than an hour's drive), or cheap, slow train (six times daily).

If you take the train, be advised that the train station is next to the International Terminal (Diş Hatlar, DUSH haht-lahr), and connected to it by a covered passageway. The Domestic Terminal (Iç Hatlar, EECH haht-lahr) is about 300 meters to the south, a five-minute walk.

Lots and lots of buses pass by on the highways on both east and west sides of the airport, but they do not enter the airport grounds, so you have to walk at least a few kilometers to get to a bus stop. This arrangement allows the region's taxi drivers to make lots of money ferrying passengers to and from the airport. (Most probably, they will refuse to shuttle you out to the highway so you can catch a bus.)

Another way to go to or from the airport is to have your hotel arrange a private transfer. The Kalehan Hotel in Selçuk, for example, will arrange one for less than the normal taxi fare.

Pamukkale is 252 km (157 miles) from ADB, a drive of about 4 hours (4-1/2 to 5 hours by bus).


DISTANCES & DRIVING TIMES

  • Ankara : 618 km (384 miles) E, 6 hours

  • Ayvalik : 158 km (98 miles) N, 2-1/2 hours

  • Bergama (Pergamum): 118 km (73 miles) N, 1-3/4 hours

  • Bodrum : 232 km (144 miles) S, 4 hours

  • Çanakkale (Dardanelles): 358 km (222 miles) N, 5 hours

  • Ephesus (Selcuk): 65 km (41 miles) S, 1-1/4 hours

  • Istanbul : 628 km (390 miles) N, 8 hours

  • Izmir : 18 km (11 miles) N, 35 minutes

  • Kusadasi : 77 km (48 miles) S, 1-1/2 hours

  • Marmaris : 302 km (189 miles) S, 4.5 hours

  • Pamukkale : 252 km (157 miles) E, 4 hours

  • Selcuk (Ephesus): 62 km (39 miles) S, 1-1/4 hours



AIRLINES SERVING THE AIRPORT


Car Rental Companies at Izmir Airport