Adnan Menderes International Airport — Gaziemir, Turkey

İzmir's international airport is named for Adnan Menderes, a Turkish prime minister who led the country through the 1950s before being overthrown in a military coup and executed in 1961, a history that gives the airport's name more political weight than most. Located in the district of Gaziemir, the airport serves İzmir Province on Turkey's Aegean coast from an elevation of 412 feet, with two runways accommodating both domestic Turkish traffic and a substantial number of European charter flights tied to the nearby beach resorts of Çeşme and Kuşadası. İzmir itself, Turkey's third-largest city, has a history stretching back to ancient Smyrna and carries a notably more secular, cosmopolitan character than much of the rest of the country. The airport's summer season traffic swells with European sun-seekers, many connecting onward by road or ferry to Aegean coast destinations rather than staying in İzmir itself. Cargo tied to the region's agricultural exports, particularly figs and olives, also moves through the airport in meaningful volumes. As the primary gateway to Turkey's Aegean region, ADB carries traffic well beyond just the city it's technically located in.