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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
35
▼ 22.4%
DEP / DAY
25
▲ 9.5%
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 25 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 6 carriers across 17 routes. The most active carrier is Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) (THY). The busiest route is to Ercan International Airport (LCEN).

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

24m ago
Temp
82°F
Wind
11 kts
20°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 101150Z 02011KT 350V050 CAVOK 28/16 Q1015

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 9 188
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 21% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 16% ATS 11% TKJ 11% Tradecraft Nigeria 10% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 9% BKI 8% Trans Caravan KG 8% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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ECN 16
IST 14
AYT 12
BEY 8
ATH 4
OTP 4

Carriers

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Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
39
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
30
ATS
21
TKJ
20
Tradecraft Nigeria
19
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
17
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BKI
15
Trans Caravan KG
15
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
12
Trans-Colorado Airlines
12
Vistajet
11
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
11
Turkmenhovayollary
10
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
9
Twin Cities AIR Service
8
TCF
7
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
7
Netjets
6
AMC Aviation SP. Z O. O.
6
Trans Continental Airlines
5
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
5
Amber Aviation
4
Panaviatic
4
QRJ
4
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
4
Setair
3
TCD
3
VLW
3
Elite JET S.R.O.
3
Aegean Airlines
2
KLH
2
AS Union Aviation
2
MNG Havayollari VE Tasimacilik A.S.
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
Flexjet Operations Malta
2
Eclair Aviation
2
AIR Management Group
2
Pobeda Airlines
2
RIZ
2
Charter Jets
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

32 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
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 7 0h 5m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 6 1h 13m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 4 0h 49m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 3 0h 48m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 TKJ 3 1h 18m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 23m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Trans Continental Airlines 3 1h 14m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Aegean Airlines 2 0h 59m
ISLLIN
Milan, IT
 Vistajet 2 2h 34m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 1h 21m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 22m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Pobeda Airlines 2 0h 59m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 5h 8m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 3h 30m
ISLHBE
Alexandria, EG
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 3h 23m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 7h 31m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 0h 54m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A. 2 0h 55m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Qatar Executive 1 1h 25m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Amber Aviation 1 0h 20m

Pilot & community notes

6 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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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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