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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
45
▲ 9.3%
DEP / DAY
24
▲ 10.5%
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 45 arrivals and 24 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 8 carriers across 19 routes. The most active carrier is Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) (THY). 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

1h ago
Temp
73°F
Wind
4 kts
30°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 050450Z 03004KT 360V140 CAVOK 23/20 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 9 217
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 18% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 17% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 12% ATS 11% Tradecraft Nigeria 9% TKJ 9% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 9% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 8% Turkmenhovayollary 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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IST 14
AYT 12
ECN 7
BEY 7
CFU 5
ATH 4

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
40
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
36
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
26
ATS
24
Tradecraft Nigeria
20
TKJ
20
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Transafricaine AIR Cargo
19
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
18
Turkmenhovayollary
14
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
12
BKI
12
TCN
12
Trans Caravan KG
12
Trans-Colorado Airlines
10
Netjets
9
Trans Continental Airlines
7
Twin Cities AIR Service
7
VLW
6
HZA
6
AIR X Charter
6
Vistajet
6
TCF
6
TCD
5
QRJ
5
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
4
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
4
Danish AIR Force
4
Amber Aviation
4
Jetica
3
AIR Management Group
3
TGI
3
FIX
3
Panaviatic
3
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
3
Elite JET S.R.O.
2
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
2
Setair
2
RMB
2
Global JET Luxembourg S.A.
2
Tatra JET
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

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
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 6 0h 47m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 4 0h 6m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 4 1h 16m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 22m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A. 3 1h 0m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 19m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 4h 48m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 5h 8m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 54m
ISLHL77
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 3h 8m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 7h 31m
ISLTIV
Tivat, ME
 FLY Jet.Kz 1 1h 25m
ISLBHX
Birmingham, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 2h 56m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 FYC 1 1h 33m
ISLCFU
Kerkyra Island, GR
 TCN 1 1h 6m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 Setair 1 3h 11m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 1h 0m
ISLIAD
Washington, DC, US
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 8h 52m
ISLMAN
Manchester, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 1 3h 23m
ISLAVN
Avignon/Caumont, FR
 Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv 1 2h 58m

Pilot & community notes

6 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

6
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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