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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
42
▼ 26.6%
DEP / DAY
36
▲ 10.6%
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, Turkey. It features 3 runways with the longest being 9,843 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 42 arrivals and 36 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 4 carriers across 15 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

58m ago
Temp
73°F
Wind
13 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 282350Z 05013KT CAVOK 23/20 Q1020

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 9 265
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 17% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 16% ATS 13% Tradecraft Nigeria 12% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 9% TKJ 9% Trans Continental Airlines 8% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 8% BKI 7%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 26
ECN 11
IST 8
ATH 6
GVA 4
SKG 4

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
45
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
43
ATS
35
Tradecraft Nigeria
33
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
25
TKJ
23
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Trans Continental Airlines
22
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
20
BKI
19
Trans-Colorado Airlines
17
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
15
Trans Caravan KG
14
Netjets
14
TCF
10
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
10
TCN
10
Vistajet
9
Ensenada Vuelos Especiales
9
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
6
QRJ
5
AS Union Aviation
5
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
4
Twin Cities AIR Service
4
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
4
Avcon JET S.R.L.
4
Hyperion Aviation
3
VJH
3
Gulf Wings
3
Aircompany North-West
3
TGI
3
Albinati Aviation
3
DIB
2
Setair
2
Sentra Airways
2
Azerbaijan Hava Yollari
2
Sirio S.P.A.
2
LUA
2
Distribuidora y Comercializadora JAZ SA de CV
2
Tatra JET
2
Royal Jordanian
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

27 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) 14 0h 44m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 8 0h 49m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 4 0h 14m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 TKJ 3 1h 13m
ISLIBZ
Ibiza, ES
 BKI 3 3h 50m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 24m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 2h 19m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 1h 11m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 ATS 2 1h 6m
ISLTR-0050
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 0h 28m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 0h 19m
ISLDBV
Dubrovnik, HR
 Albinati Aviation 2 1h 29m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 1h 11m
ISLGVA
Geneva, CH
 Avcon JET S.R.L. 1 3h 10m
ISLBRU
Brussels, BE
 Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda. 1 3h 9m
ISLSKG
Thessaloniki, GR
 VJH 1 1h 3m
ISLADA
Seyhan, TR
 TCD 1 1h 10m
ISLLTAE
Ankara, TR
 Ensenada Vuelos Especiales 1 0h 45m
ISLLIN
Milan, IT
 Sirio S.P.A. 1 2h 21m
ISLGVA
Geneva, CH
 Vistajet 1 2h 48m

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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