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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
35
▲ 20.8%
DEP / DAY
19
▲ 0.0%
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 35 arrivals and 19 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 4 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
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

47m ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
12 kts
10°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 290850Z 01012KT 340V040 9999 FEW017TCU BKN025 26/17 Q1016 RESHRA

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 9 176
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 17% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 14% ATS 13% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 12% Tradecraft Nigeria 11% Trans Caravan KG 9% TKJ 9% TCN 7% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 13
IST 8
NCE 7
ECN 4
LTN 3
VIE 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
30
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
24
ATS
23
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
22
Tradecraft Nigeria
20
Trans Caravan KG
16
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TKJ
15
TCN
13
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
13
Trans Continental Airlines
13
Trans-Colorado Airlines
10
BKI
10
TCF
9
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
6
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
6
AIR X Charter
5
TCD
4
Eclair Aviation
4
Netjets
4
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
4
Tulpar AIR
4
Setair
4
MED Airways
3
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
3
Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A.
3
Avcon JET S.R.L.
3
Toyo Aviation
3
Vistajet
3
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
3
Heli AIR Services
3
VJH
3
AIR Algerie
2
VIO
2
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
2
AS Union Aviation
2
Skyservice Business Aviation
2
Twin Cities AIR Service
2
Jetica
2
Prince Aviation
2
AIR Arabia Egypt
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) 6 0h 53m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 5 0h 5m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 3 0h 53m
ISLLTN
London, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 3 3h 55m
ISLVIE
Vienna, AT
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 3 2h 55m
ISLBQH
London, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 2 3h 4m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 FIX 2 2h 17m
ISLTR-0058
Tuzla, Istanbul, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 3h 33m
ISLTIA
Tirana, AL
 Trans Continental Airlines 2 6h 15m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Compagnia Aeronautica Italiana S.P.A. 2 3h 51m
ISLDSS
Dakar, SN
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 6h 38m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Trans Continental Airlines 1 0h 57m
ISLTR-0047
Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 2h 23m
ISLLJU
Ljubljana, SI
 RMB 1 1h 48m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 1h 11m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Toyo Aviation 1 0h 12m
ISLFRA
Frankfurt am Main, DE
 ATS 1 2h 30m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 VIO 1 2h 17m
ISLGVA
Geneva, CH
 Avcon JET 1 2h 28m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 0h 52m

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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