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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
29
▼ 13.9%
DEP / DAY
16
▼ 25.9%
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 29 arrivals and 16 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 3 carriers across 9 routes. The most active carrier is Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) (THY). The busiest route is to Antalya International Airport (LTAI).

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

53m ago
Temp
88°F
Wind
17 kts
30°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 251250Z 03017KT CAVOK 31/18 Q1014

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 9 147
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 16% Tradecraft Nigeria 14% ATS 14% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 12% Trans Caravan KG 12% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 11% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 8% BKI 8% TKJ 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 8
NCE 8
ATH 6
IST 4
TR-0058 3
BQH 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
23
Tradecraft Nigeria
20
ATS
20
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
17
Trans Caravan KG
17
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
16
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Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
12
BKI
12
TKJ
10
Trans-Colorado Airlines
10
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
9
Netjets
8
TCF
7
Trans Continental Airlines
7
TCN
6
Twin Cities AIR Service
5
Avcon JET S.R.L.
4
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
4
Eclair Aviation
4
Heli AIR Services
3
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
3
Tulpar AIR
3
Toyo Aviation
3
WSA
3
VJH
3
Turkish AIR Force
2
Jetica
2
Prince Aviation
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
UPE
2
Setair
2
Aircompany North-West
2
Leader S.R.L.
2
Luxaviation S.A.
2
VIO
2
Aviaservice
2
AIR Management Group
2
AIR Algerie
2
Aeroenlaces Nacionales
2
Vistajet
1

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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See all routes → 80 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 4 0h 51m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 3 3h 20m
ISLBQH
London, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 3 3h 15m
ISLTR-0058
Tuzla, Istanbul, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 2h 43m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 BKI 2 0h 52m
ISLTZX
Trabzon, TR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 5h 28m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 2h 51m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Leader S.R.L. 2 1h 45m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 55m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 ATS 2 3h 3m
ISLSOF
Sofia, BG
 Eclair Aviation 2 0h 46m
ISLZAG
Zagreb, HR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 1h 43m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 BKI 2 3h 46m
ISLSCQ
Santiago de Compostela, ES
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 4h 28m
ISLADJ
Amman, JO
 Eclair Aviation 2 2h 30m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Netjets 2 2h 35m
ISLHUY
Grimsby, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 3h 6m
ISLCEG
Hawarden, GB
 TCN 1 3h 45m
ISLSHJ
Sharjah, AE
 AIR Arabia 1 3h 54m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 BKI 1 2h 9m

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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