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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
24
▼ 2.3%
DEP / DAY
39
▲ 48.1%
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 24 arrivals and 39 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 1 carrier 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

29m ago
Temp
61°F
Wind
21 kts
10°
Visib
7998 m
Ceil
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LTBA 141950Z 01021G32KT 8000 -SHRA BKN011 BKN021 16/15 Q1014 RMK RWY23 36019G29KT

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

Schedule vs actual
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 256
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 57% Tradecraft Nigeria 10% ATS 7% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 6% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 5% TCN 5% Trans Continental Airlines 4% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 4% BKI 3%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 9
ATH 5
IST 4
OSL 4
VIE 4
LTN 3

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
146
Tradecraft Nigeria
25
ATS
18
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
15
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
13
TCN
12
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Trans Continental Airlines
10
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
9
BKI
8
TKJ
7
Trans Caravan KG
6
TCF
6
Global JET Luxembourg S.A.
6
EFS European Flight Service AB
6
Vistajet
5
RMB
5
AS Union Aviation
4
Iran National Airlines Corp. (Iran AIR)
4
Trans-Colorado Airlines
4
AIR X Charter
4
AIR Algerie
3
Qatar Executive
3
Turkmenhovayollary
3
FUU
3
Aeropartner A.S.
3
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
3
VJH
3
FIX
3
Netjets
3
Avcon JET S.R.L.
2
WSA
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
2
Elilombarda S.R.L.
2
Turkish Airlines General Aviation
2
DFO
2
DC Aviation
2
AIR Bohemia A.S.
2
VLW
2
JSE
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
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 4 0h 54m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 3 2h 51m
ISLOSL
Oslo, NO
 EFS European Flight Service AB 3 3h 21m
ISLLTN
London, GB
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 3h 50m
ISLHND
Ota, Tokyo, JP
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 2 10h 49m
ISLSOF
Sofia, BG
 DFO 2 1h 11m
ISLTLL
Tallinn, EE
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 3h 23m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 0h 52m
ISLCIA
Rome, IT
 Trans Continental Airlines 2 2h 47m
ISLSTR
Stuttgart, DE
 EFS European Flight Service AB 2 2h 27m
ISLBRU
Brussels, BE
 TUI Airlines Belgium NV 1 2h 49m
ISLTZX
Trabzon, TR
 TKJ 1 1h 19m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 1h 12m
ISLEGTC
Cranfield, GB
 AS Union Aviation 1 3h 20m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 1 0h 46m
ISLSIN
Singapore, SG
 Singapore Airlines 1 9h 39m
ISLGVA
Geneva, CH
 VLW 1 2h 47m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 TCF 1 0h 48m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 1h 17m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 Netjets 1 3h 15m

Pilot & community notes

6 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

6
I_Am_So_Handsome
1/29/2026
re: (no subject)
Reply to @david: Still cargo and private jet services.
I_Am_So_Handsome
1/20/2026
Renew the comments
Although no longer passenger services but it is still a massive cargo & general aviation airport.
Tchoupy63
4/28/2025
re: (no subject)
Reply to @david: Shouldn't this airport be set at closed then?
david
2/26/2025
(no subject)
No longer any airline operations.
Anonymous
9/3/2015
not enough for istanbul city
really very full
Anonymous
3/31/2013
how nice is the airport
best international airport because its welcoming enough to keep you safe
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