New terminal opened at Turkey's Canakkale airport

The opening ceremony of Canakkale airport’s new terminal is being held in Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale.

The country’s Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communications said that as part of the new terminal’s construction, the length of the runway was also increased from 1,800 meters to 2,400 meters and the width from 30 to 45 meters. The construction of a new terminal at Canakkale Airport began in 2015.

According to the ministry, the airport’s old terminal will operate as a VIP terminal.