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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
34
▲ 7.7%
DEP / DAY
17
▼ 17.0%
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 34 arrivals and 17 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 3 carriers across 17 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
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

50m ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
18 kts
360°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 281250Z 36018KT 9999 BKN025 26/15 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 9 166
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 19% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 13% ATS 12% Tradecraft Nigeria 12% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 11% TKJ 9% Trans Caravan KG 8% Trans Continental Airlines 7% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 11
NCE 6
IST 5
TR-0047 5
CIA 4
VIE 4

Carriers

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Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
32
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
22
ATS
20
Tradecraft Nigeria
20
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
19
TKJ
15
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Trans Caravan KG
14
Trans Continental Airlines
12
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
12
TCN
11
BKI
9
TCF
9
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
7
Trans-Colorado Airlines
7
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
6
Toyo Aviation
4
Netjets
4
Eclair Aviation
4
Tulpar AIR
4
VJH
3
Heli AIR Services
3
MED Airways
3
Twin Cities AIR Service
3
AIR Algerie
3
Vistajet
3
Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A.
3
Avcon JET S.R.L.
3
TCD
2
Jetica
2
AIR X Charter
2
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
2
Setair
2
Leader S.R.L.
2
AIR Arabia Egypt
2
VIO
2
Skyservice Business Aviation
2
UPE
2
RMB
2
AS Union Aviation
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

29 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
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 5 0h 52m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 3 0h 53m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 3 0h 5m
ISLLTN
London, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 3 3h 55m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 3 2h 55m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 FIX 2 2h 17m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Leader S.R.L. 2 1h 45m
ISLHUY
Grimsby, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 3h 18m
ISLTR-0058
Tuzla, Istanbul, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 3h 33m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 BKI 2 0h 52m
ISLBQH
London, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 2 3h 4m
ISLDSS
Dakar, SN
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 6h 38m
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
ISLTR-0047
Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, TR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 2h 3m
ISLLEJ
Leipzig, DE
 Trans Caravan KG 1 2h 24m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 AIR X Charter 1 2h 46m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Redstar Aviation 1 0h 52m
ISLPRG
Prague, CZ
 ATS 1 2h 58m

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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