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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
28
▼ 16.4%
DEP / DAY
18
▼ 10.1%
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 28 arrivals and 18 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 1 carrier across 8 routes. The most active carrier is Tradecraft Nigeria (TCA). The busiest route is to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN).

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

37m ago
Temp
75°F
Wind
12 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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LTBA 232050Z 05012KT CAVOK 24/20 Q1016

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 9 151
Tradecraft Nigeria 16% Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 15% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 13% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 12% ATS 11% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 9% Netjets 9% Trans Caravan KG 9% BKI 8%

Top destinations

By flight count

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NCE 14
ATH 8
IST 4
AYT 3
LTAE 3
LBG 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Tradecraft Nigeria
24
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
22
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
19
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
18
ATS
17
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
13
Show 34 more carriers →
Netjets
13
Trans Caravan KG
13
BKI
12
Trans-Colorado Airlines
9
TCF
8
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
8
Trans Continental Airlines
8
TCN
6
QRJ
5
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
4
Ensenada Vuelos Especiales
4
Twin Cities AIR Service
4
Aircompany North-West
3
Jetica
3
WSA
3
Toyo Aviation
3
AIR X Charter
3
Turkish AIR Force
2
Aeroenlaces Nacionales
2
AIR Management Group
2
Avcon JET S.R.L.
2
TKJ
2
Flying Service
2
AS Union Aviation
2
Tulpar AIR
2
Aviaservice
2
Prince Aviation
2
Setair
2
PJJ
2
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
2
Flexjet Operations Malta
2
RMB
2
Amber Aviation
2
VJH
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

26 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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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 4 1h 51m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 3 3h 20m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Netjets 3 2h 28m
ISLLTAE
Ankara, TR
 Ensenada Vuelos Especiales 3 0h 38m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 0h 45m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 ATS 2 3h 3m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 AS Union Aviation 2 2h 38m
ISLSCQ
Santiago de Compostela, ES
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 4h 28m
ISLBER
Berlin, DE
 Trans Continental Airlines 2 4h 53m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 QRJ 2 2h 29m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 BKI 1 0h 52m
ISLSKG
Thessaloniki, GR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 0h 48m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 BKI 1 2h 9m
ISLTR-0058
Tuzla, Istanbul, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 2h 31m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 2h 21m
ISLBTS
Bratislava, SK
 TCF 1 4h 8m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 AIR X Charter 1 2h 25m
ISLMST
Maastricht, NL
 Prince Aviation 1 3h 3m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Netjets 1 2h 2m
ISLLDSR
Split, HR
 Netjets 1 1h 24m

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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