February 6, Based In Kahramanmaraş Impact Of Earthquake On The Performance Of Airports In The Region

Authors : Tunahan Avcı, Muhammed Osman İlkel

Pages : 19-42

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Publication Date : 2025-10-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The February 6 Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, which occurred in our country in 2023 and are referred to as the “disaster of the century”, have inevitably had an impact on airports. The impact of the earthquake was felt more especially in airports located in the disaster area. The study aimed to determine the impact of the February 6 Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake on the performance of airports located in the disaster area. For this purpose, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Adana, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Malatya, Elazığ, Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır airports were included in the study. In this study, where the efficiency and productivity of airports were measured using the data envelopment method and Malmquist total factor efficiency indices, data for the periods 2021, 2022 and 2023 were considered. In addition, the number of personnel, airport expenses and terminal area were included in the analysis as input variables; while the number of passengers, total number of flights and freight traffic were included in the analysis as output variables. In the analyzes carried out, it was determined that a total of 6 airports were active in 2021 and 2022, while a total of 4 airports were active in 2023, when the earthquake occurred. In addition, it was concluded that the highest efficiency in 2022 was Diyarbakır Airport, the lowest efficiency was Kahramanmaraş Airport, and the highest efficiency in 2023 was Adıyaman Airport and the lowest efficiency was Hatay Airport.
Keywords : Earthquake, airport, data envelopment analysis, efficiency, productivity

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