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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
28
▼ 23.1%
DEP / DAY
17
▼ 21.7%
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 28 arrivals and 17 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 1 carrier across 8 routes. The most active carrier is Tradecraft Nigeria (TCA). The busiest route is to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN).

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

39m ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
13 kts
40°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 241750Z 04013KT 9999 FEW012 26/21 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 9 150
Tradecraft Nigeria 17% Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 15% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 13% Trans Caravan KG 11% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 11% ATS 11% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 9% BKI 8% Netjets 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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NCE 11
ATH 6
AYT 5
IST 3
TR-0047 3
VIE 2

Carriers

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Tradecraft Nigeria
25
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
23
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
20
Trans Caravan KG
16
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
16
ATS
16
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Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
13
BKI
12
Netjets
9
TCF
9
Trans Continental Airlines
9
Trans-Colorado Airlines
9
TKJ
6
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
6
Twin Cities AIR Service
5
Toyo Aviation
4
Prince Aviation
4
TCN
4
Avcon JET S.R.L.
4
Heli AIR Services
3
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
3
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
3
Eclair Aviation
3
Jetica
3
VJH
3
WSA
3
Turkish AIR Force
2
AIR X Charter
2
Flying Service
2
Aeroenlaces Nacionales
2
AIR Management Group
2
Tulpar AIR
2
QRJ
2
AS Union Aviation
2
Aviaservice
2
Setair
2
AIR Algerie
2
UPE
2
Amber Aviation
2
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
2

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
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 4 1h 51m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 3 3h 20m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 3 3h 15m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 55m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 ATS 2 3h 3m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 BKI 2 3h 46m
ISLZAG
Zagreb, HR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 1h 43m
ISLSCQ
Santiago de Compostela, ES
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 4h 28m
ISLBQH
London, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 2 3h 23m
ISLBER
Berlin, DE
 Trans Continental Airlines 2 4h 53m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Netjets 2 2h 35m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 BKI 1 0h 52m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Trans Continental Airlines 1 0h 57m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 BKI 1 2h 9m
ISLCTA
Catania, IT
 Netjets 1 1h 37m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Gulf Wings 1 2h 30m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Goldeck-Flug Ges.M.B.H. 1 1h 52m
ISLTR-0058
Tuzla, Istanbul, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 1 2h 31m
ISLBTS
Bratislava, SK
 TCF 1 4h 8m
ISLMST
Maastricht, NL
 Prince Aviation 1 3h 3m

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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