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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
22
▼ 55.0%
DEP / DAY
23
▼ 23.1%
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, Turkey. It features 3 runways with the longest being 9,843 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 22 arrivals and 23 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 3 carriers across 11 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

1h ago
Temp
77°F
Wind
9 kts
80°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 281950Z 08009KT CAVOK 25/20 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 9 157
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 25% Tradecraft Nigeria 15% ATS 14% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 9% Trans-Colorado Airlines 8% Trans Continental Airlines 8% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 7% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 6% Netjets 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 6
ECN 6
TR-0050 5
ATH 4
SKG 4
IST 4

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
40
Tradecraft Nigeria
24
ATS
22
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
14
Trans-Colorado Airlines
13
Trans Continental Airlines
13
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Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
11
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
10
Netjets
10
BKI
9
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
8
TKJ
8
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
8
Ensenada Vuelos Especiales
7
Trans Caravan KG
6
TCF
5
AS Union Aviation
4
TCN
4
Vistajet
3
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
3
Twin Cities AIR Service
3
Gulf Wings
3
VJH
3
Tatra JET
2
Aircompany North-West
2
DHL Aero Expreso
2
Silver Cloud AIR
2
ATJ
2
Setair
2
EFS European Flight Service AB
2
Sirio S.P.A.
2
AIR Mauritanie
2
KLH
2
Royal Jordanian
2
Decatur Aviation
2
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
2
Albinati Aviation
2
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
2
AIR India
1
AIR Astana
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 48m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 3 1h 59m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 24m
ISLTR-0050
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 0h 28m
ISLSKG
Thessaloniki, GR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 1h 2m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 BKI 2 5h 35m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 2 2h 38m
ISLBTS
Bratislava, SK
 Tatra JET 2 2h 3m
ISLOBF
Weßling, DE
 DHL Aero Expreso 2 2h 31m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv 1 1h 6m
ISLLTBW
Çatalca, TR
 TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc 1 0h 17m
ISLTR-0050
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, TR
 TCN 1 0h 11m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 0h 58m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 1h 28m
ISLTR-0050
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, TR
 Trans Caravan KG 1 0h 16m
ISLTIV
Tivat, ME
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 1 1h 18m
ISLPDV
Plovdiv, BG
 Decatur Aviation 1 1h 6m
ISLLYS
Lyon, FR
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 7h 48m
ISLTR-0051
Beşiktaş, Istanbul, TR
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 0h 47m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Setair 1 2h 45m

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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