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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
43
▲ 4.9%
DEP / DAY
25
▲ 26.8%
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 43 arrivals and 25 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 9 carriers across 20 routes. The most active carrier is Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) (PGT). 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

26m ago
Temp
81°F
Wind
13 kts
20°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 040850Z 02013KT 9999 BKN035 27/16 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 9 201
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 17% Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 15% ATS 12% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 11% Tradecraft Nigeria 9% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 9% TKJ 9% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 8% TCN 8%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 13
IST 11
ECN 7
BEY 7
CFU 5
NCE 4

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
35
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
30
ATS
24
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
23
Tradecraft Nigeria
19
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
19
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TKJ
18
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
17
TCN
16
Turkmenhovayollary
15
BKI
13
Trans-Colorado Airlines
12
Trans Caravan KG
12
Netjets
10
AIR X Charter
10
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
9
TCF
9
TCD
7
Trans Continental Airlines
7
Twin Cities AIR Service
6
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
6
HZA
6
Vistajet
6
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
5
QRJ
5
VLW
5
Setair
4
Danish AIR Force
4
Tulpar Aircompany Limited Trade Development
4
Jetica
3
Flexjet Operations Malta
3
Jetfly Aviation S.A.
3
TGI
3
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
3
Panaviatic
3
FIX
3
RMB
2
Tatra JET
2
ATJ
2
Elite JET S.R.O.
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

30 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) 7 0h 49m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 4 0h 6m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 17m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 23m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A. 3 1h 0m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Trans-Colorado Airlines 2 1h 10m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 19m
ISLHL77
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 3h 8m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 5h 8m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 2 0h 54m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Trans Caravan KG 2 1h 26m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 ATS 2 5h 0m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 7h 31m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 FYC 1 1h 33m
ISLJFK
New York, US
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 9h 23m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 RMB 1 0h 59m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 DC Aviation 1 0h 52m
ISLBHX
Birmingham, GB
 Trans Continental Airlines 1 3h 50m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Compania Nationala de Transporturi Aeriene Romane TAROM S.A. 1 1h 17m
ISLBAH
Manama, BH
 BKI 1 3h 44m

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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