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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
38
▲ 3.1%
DEP / DAY
21
▲ 10.5%
ON-TIME
—
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 38 arrivals and 21 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 8 carriers across 12 routes. The most active carrier is Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) (PGT). 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

55m ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
10 kts
40°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 030150Z 04010KT CAVOK 22/19 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 9 177
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 20% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 15% Tradecraft Nigeria 12% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 11% TCN 11% ATS 9% TKJ 8% Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda. 7% AIR X Charter 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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IST 12
AYT 9
ECN 6
NCE 5
TR-0047 5
BEY 4

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
35
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
27
Tradecraft Nigeria
21
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
20
TCN
19
ATS
16
Show 34 more carriers →
TKJ
15
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
12
AIR X Charter
12
Trans Continental Airlines
12
Trans Caravan KG
12
BKI
11
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
11
Trans-Colorado Airlines
10
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
9
TCD
8
TCF
8
Netjets
7
Vistajet
6
HZA
6
Jetica
4
FIX
4
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
4
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
4
Setair
3
Global JET Luxembourg S.A.
3
RMB
3
Jetfly Aviation S.A.
3
Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A.
3
Danish AIR Force
3
QRJ
3
TGI
3
VLW
3
Ensenada Vuelos Especiales
3
Turkish Airlines General Aviation
2
Nile AIR
2
Panaviatic
2
Twin Cities AIR Service
2
Flexjet Operations Malta
2
Tatra JET
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
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 5 0h 50m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 5 0h 6m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 3 0h 52m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 18m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 FIX 2 2h 16m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Netjets 2 1h 29m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 19m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 1h 22m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 3h 9m
ISLTR-0047
Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 2h 6m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A. 2 3h 51m
ISLBAH
Manama, BH
 BKI 2 4h 31m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 LUA 1 2h 16m
ISLZRH
Zurich, CH
 DCE 1 2h 17m
ISLTAR
Grottaglie, IT
 TCN 1 1h 21m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 ATS 1 2h 17m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 AIR X Charter 1 2h 46m
ISLKZ-0019
Almaty, KZ
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 5h 29m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Trans Caravan KG 1 2h 46m
ISLCFU
Kerkyra Island, GR
 Vistajet 1 1h 1m

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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