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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
39
▼ 6.2%
DEP / DAY
21
▼ 4.6%
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 39 arrivals and 21 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 8 carriers across 19 routes. The most active carrier is Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) (PGT). The busiest route is to Antalya International Airport (LTAI).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

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

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

24m ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
4 kts
20°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 050050Z 02004KT CAVOK 22/19 Q1017

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 9 181
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 17% Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 15% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 12% ATS 11% TKJ 10% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 9% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 9% Tradecraft Nigeria 9% Turkmenhovayollary 8%

Top destinations

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AYT 13
IST 7
ECN 6
BEY 6
CFU 5
NCE 3

Carriers

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Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
30
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
28
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
21
ATS
20
TKJ
18
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
17
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Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
17
Tradecraft Nigeria
16
Turkmenhovayollary
14
TCN
12
BKI
10
Trans-Colorado Airlines
9
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
9
Trans Caravan KG
9
Netjets
9
Vistajet
6
TCF
6
AIR X Charter
6
Twin Cities AIR Service
6
HZA
6
VLW
5
TCD
5
QRJ
5
Trans Continental Airlines
5
Danish AIR Force
4
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
4
Panaviatic
3
TGI
3
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
3
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
3
Jetica
3
FIX
3
Tatra JET
2
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
2
Jetfly Aviation S.A.
2
Setair
2
Flexjet Operations Malta
2
VJH
2
RMB
2
FYC
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

30 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

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Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 6 0h 47m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 17m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A. 3 1h 0m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 2 0h 6m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 54m
ISLHL77
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 3h 8m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 19m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 5h 8m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 1h 23m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 7h 31m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 ATS 2 5h 0m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 LUA 1 2h 16m
ISLEVN
Yerevan, AM
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 2h 14m
ISLTR-0045
Bakırköy, Istanbul, TR
 Trans Caravan KG 1 2h 47m
ISLCFU
Kerkyra Island, GR
 Vistajet 1 1h 1m
ISLTR-0045
Bakırköy, Istanbul, TR
 TCN 1 4h 32m
ISLPRG
Prague, CZ
 Alpha Aviation S.R.O. 1 2h 36m
ISLTLV
Tel Aviv, IL
 QRJ 1 3h 59m
ISLTR-0047
Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 1h 49m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 BKI 1 4h 2m

Pilot & community notes

6 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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I_Am_So_Handsome
01/29/2026
re: (no subject)
Reply to @david: Still cargo and private jet services.
I_Am_So_Handsome
01/20/2026
Renew the comments
Although no longer passenger services but it is still a massive cargo & general aviation airport.
Tchoupy63
04/28/2025
re: (no subject)
Reply to @david: Shouldn't this airport be set at closed then?
david
02/26/2025
(no subject)
No longer any airline operations.
Anonymous
09/03/2015
not enough for istanbul city
really very full
Anonymous
03/31/2013
how nice is the airport
best international airport because its welcoming enough to keep you safe
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