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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
35
▲ 21.1%
DEP / DAY
21
▲ 36.7%
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 35 arrivals and 21 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 7 carriers across 16 routes. The most active carrier is Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. (TCT). 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
8 kts
60°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 012150Z 06008KT CAVOK 22/18 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 9 166
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 15% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 14% Tradecraft Nigeria 14% Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 13% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 11% ATS 8% Trans Continental Airlines 8% TCN 8% Trans Caravan KG 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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IST 13
AYT 8
NCE 6
ECN 5
ATH 3
VIE 3

Carriers

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Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
25
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
24
Tradecraft Nigeria
23
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
22
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
19
ATS
14
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Trans Continental Airlines
14
TCN
13
Trans Caravan KG
12
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
12
TKJ
12
AIR X Charter
11
Trans-Colorado Airlines
10
TCF
10
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
9
BKI
8
TCD
8
Netjets
6
Vistajet
5
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
5
Setair
4
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
4
Jetica
4
FIX
4
Jetfly Aviation S.A.
3
Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A.
3
Ensenada Vuelos Especiales
3
MED Airways
3
HZA
3
TGI
3
RMB
3
QRJ
3
Toyo Aviation
3
ULS Airlines Cargo
2
Global JET Luxembourg S.A.
2
AS Union Aviation
2
Twin Cities AIR Service
2
Panaviatic
2
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
2
VJH
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

28 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
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 5 0h 6m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 4 0h 52m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 3 2h 55m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 FIX 2 2h 16m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 53m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 1h 17m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Netjets 2 1h 29m
ISLMJI
Tripoli, LY
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 2h 20m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 3h 9m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A. 2 3h 51m
ISLTIA
Tirana, AL
 Trans Continental Airlines 2 6h 15m
ISLLCA
Larnarca, CY
 AIR Adelphi 1 6h 28m
ISLAOI
Ancona, IT
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 4h 17m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 AIR X Charter 1 2h 46m
ISLTAR
Grottaglie, IT
 TCN 1 1h 21m
ISLKZ-0019
Almaty, KZ
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 5h 29m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Trans Caravan KG 1 2h 46m
ISLTR-0045
Bakırköy, Istanbul, TR
 Trans Caravan KG 1 2h 47m
ISLLTN
London, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 3h 42m
ISLPVK
Preveza/Lefkada, GR
 Vistajet 1 3h 28m

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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