Popular Airport | Çarşamba Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 568 Km |
Transportation from the City Center to the Airport:
The distance between the Aleppo Airport and the city center is short. However, since the airport is currently closed for commercial flights, you can use the closest airports to Aleppo, which are Hatay Airport and Gaziantep Airport. From these airports, you can rent a car and within 2-3 hours you can reach Aleppo city center. At Gaziantep Airport, there are seven car rental companies, both local and international and at Hatay Airport there are three local car rental companies.
Also, some companies provide shuttle services to Aleppo from both airports; but lately, these companies have temporarily suspended their services.
General Information About Aleppo International Airport (ALP):
Aleppo Airport has a history of almost 100 years and over the years, has been expanded and restored many times. The airport consists of 4 floors and it is located 7 kilometers from the city center. Aleppo Airport provides VIP Lounges, exchange offices, ATMs, a clinic, several shops, restaurants, duty-free, and a mosque. This airport is temporarily closed to commercial flights since 2011 and there is no clear date for its reopening.
Samsun is the most developed and largest city of the Black Sea Region in Turkey. It is also a very dynamic city with a population of nearly 1.3 million people. Samsun is a developed city in terms of industry, agriculture and maritime transport. Urban transportation is provided by bus, minibus and taxi. It is possible to go to Amasya and Sivas from Samsun by train.
The city also has ferryboat transportation. Samsun Çarşamba Airport is 19 kilometers to the city center. Airport transportation is provided by taxi, passenger shuttle services, Havaş shuttle services and rental car.
Havaş has shuttle services to Samsun city center, Bafra and Ordu. Shuttle services depart 20 or 30 minutes after the plane lands. Transportation to the city center takes about half an hour.
If the Havaş shuttle route is not suitable for you, you can prefer taxi option. There is a 24-hour taxi service at the airport.
At Samsun Airport, there are the offices of many car rental companies like Avis, Budget, Sixt, Hertz and Fox. Renting a car is a good option especially if you are going to travel in and around the city.