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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
27
▼ 17.9%
DEP / DAY
13
▼ 33.3%
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 27 arrivals and 13 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 3 carriers across 13 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

56m ago
Temp
82°F
Wind
12 kts
30°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 271450Z 03012KT CAVOK 28/13 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 9 137
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 22% ATS 15% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 14% Tradecraft Nigeria 12% TKJ 8% Trans Caravan KG 8% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 7% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 7% TCF 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 9
ATH 4
NCE 4
BQH 3
CIA 3
TR-0058 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
30
ATS
20
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
19
Tradecraft Nigeria
17
TKJ
11
Trans Caravan KG
11
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Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
10
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
10
TCF
9
BKI
9
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
9
Trans Continental Airlines
7
Trans-Colorado Airlines
6
TCN
5
Netjets
4
Toyo Aviation
4
Eclair Aviation
4
VJH
3
Avcon JET S.R.L.
3
Tulpar AIR
3
Twin Cities AIR Service
3
Heli AIR Services
3
AIR Algerie
3
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
Prince Aviation
2
Aviaservice
2
Setair
2
MED Airways
2
RMB
2
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
2
Leader S.R.L.
2
Vistajet
2
Aircompany North-West
2
AS Union Aviation
2
VIO
2
AIR Management Group
2
UPE
2
Skyservice Business Aviation
2
Gulf Wings
1
Hyperion Aviation
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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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 0h 53m
ISLBQH
London, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 3 3h 15m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 55m
ISLLTN
London, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 4h 2m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 BKI 2 0h 52m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Leader S.R.L. 2 1h 45m
ISLSKG
Thessaloniki, GR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 0h 48m
ISLTR-0058
Tuzla, Istanbul, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 3h 33m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 BKI 2 3h 46m
ISLZAG
Zagreb, HR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 1h 43m
ISLVAA
Vaasa, FI
 Trans Caravan KG 2 3h 27m
ISLSOF
Sofia, BG
 Eclair Aviation 2 0h 46m
ISLDSS
Dakar, SN
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 6h 38m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Netjets 2 2h 35m
ISLBOD
Bordeaux/Mérignac, FR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 3h 13m
ISLOPO
Porto, PT
 Vistajet 1 4h 5m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Goldeck-Flug Ges.M.B.H. 1 1h 52m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Trans Continental Airlines 1 7h 49m
ISLCTA
Catania, IT
 Netjets 1 1h 37m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Gulf Wings 1 2h 30m

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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