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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
33
▼ 31.2%
DEP / DAY
19
▼ 40.6%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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7d window

Istanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL) is a medium international airport located in Bakırköy, Istanbul, Türkiye. It features 3 runways with the longest being 9,843 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 33 arrivals and 19 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 6 carriers across 12 routes. The most active carrier is Tradecraft Nigeria (TCA). The busiest route is to Istanbul Airport (LTFM).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

36m ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
12 kts
60°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 152250Z 06012KT 9999 SCT035 22/14 Q1015

Runways

3 installed

9,843 FT MAX
05/23
8,530 ft × 197
ASP● LIT
17L/35R
9,843 ft × 148
CON● LITCLOSED
17R/35L
9,843 ft × 148
CON● LITCLOSED

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 178
Tradecraft Nigeria 21% Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 14% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 12% Trans Continental Airlines 12% Trans-Colorado Airlines 9% BKI 9% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 8% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 7% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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IST 7
ECN 6
TR-0047 5
CFU 4
VIE 4
AYT 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Tradecraft Nigeria
38
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
25
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
22
Trans Continental Airlines
21
Trans-Colorado Airlines
16
BKI
16
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Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
15
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
13
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
12
Trans Caravan KG
10
Vistajet
9
TCN
9
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
7
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
7
ATS
7
Ensenada Vuelos Especiales
7
Twin Cities AIR Service
6
TKJ
6
Netjets
5
TCD
4
Panaviatic
4
Avcon JET S.R.L.
4
VJH
3
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
3
KLH
3
Toyo Aviation
3
TCF
3
RMB
3
YUL
2
Turkmenhovayollary
2
Hyperion Aviation
2
QRJ
2
AIR X Charter
2
Gendarmerie Nationale
2
Flexjet Operations Malta
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
2
Turkish Airlines General Aviation
2
Setair
2
Sparfell Luftfahrt
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

27 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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See all routes → 80 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Trans Continental Airlines 4 2h 52m
ISLCFU
Kerkyra Island, GR
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 3 1h 9m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 2 0h 9m
ISLTR-0047
Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 1h 32m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Sparfell Luftfahrt 2 1h 54m
ISLRIX
Riga, LV
 Trans Caravan KG 2 2h 44m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 BKI 2 1h 50m
ISLBRN
Bern, CH
 Netjets 1 2h 22m
ISLHUY
Grimsby, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 3h 20m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 1 0h 49m
ISLTR-0045
Bakırköy, Istanbul, TR
 Departamento de Agricultura de la Generalitat de Cataluna 1 0h 13m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 0h 55m
ISLHEL
Helsinki, FI
 VJH 1 3h 7m
ISLSKG
Thessaloniki, GR
 RMB 1 0h 54m
ISLPVK
Preveza/Lefkada, GR
 Trans Continental Airlines 1 1h 8m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 RMB 1 0h 21m
ISLTIV
Tivat, ME
 Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda. 1 2h 49m
ISLLHR
London, GB
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 3h 39m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 0h 50m
ISLMLA
Valletta, MT
 Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv 1 3h 30m

Pilot & community notes

6 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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I_Am_So_Handsome
1/29/2026
re: (no subject)
Reply to @david: Still cargo and private jet services.
I_Am_So_Handsome
1/20/2026
Renew the comments
Although no longer passenger services but it is still a massive cargo & general aviation airport.
Tchoupy63
4/28/2025
re: (no subject)
Reply to @david: Shouldn't this airport be set at closed then?
david
2/26/2025
(no subject)
No longer any airline operations.
Anonymous
9/3/2015
not enough for istanbul city
really very full
Anonymous
3/31/2013
how nice is the airport
best international airport because its welcoming enough to keep you safe
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