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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
35
▼ 23.0%
DEP / DAY
22
▼ 9.5%
ON-TIME
—
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 22 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 8 carriers 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

59m ago
Temp
81°F
Wind
6 kts
250°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 121250Z 25006KT CAVOK 27/19 Q1014

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 9 194
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 25% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 14% TKJ 12% Tradecraft Nigeria 11% ATS 8% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 8% BKI 8% Trans Caravan KG 7% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 17
ECN 14
IST 10
BEY 6
BCN 3
LBG 3

Carriers

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Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
48
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
28
TKJ
24
Tradecraft Nigeria
22
ATS
16
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
16
Show 34 more carriers →
BKI
15
Trans Caravan KG
14
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
11
Trans-Colorado Airlines
11
TCF
8
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
8
Twin Cities AIR Service
8
Vistajet
8
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
7
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
7
Netjets
6
AMC Aviation SP. Z O. O.
6
VJH
4
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
4
Eclair Aviation
4
AS Union Aviation
3
TCD
3
Setair
3
QRJ
3
Panaviatic
3
Trans Continental Airlines
3
TCN
3
Luxaviation S.A.
2
PAN American Airways Corporation (Dania
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
Heli AIR Services
2
FLY Jet.Kz
2
Pobeda Airlines
2
Tarp Aviation
2
KLH
2
MNG Havayollari VE Tasimacilik A.S.
2
Zafer Havacilik A.S ( Zafer Aviation )
2
Charter Jets
2
Hyperion Aviation
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

33 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
 TKJ 7 0h 52m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 7 1h 14m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 6 0h 5m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 5 0h 47m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 TKJ 4 1h 17m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 24m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 22m
ISLZAG
Zagreb, HR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 2 1h 36m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Pobeda Airlines 2 0h 51m
ISLBCN
Barcelona, ES
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 2 2h 57m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 3h 30m
ISLHBE
Alexandria, EG
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 3h 23m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 0h 54m
ISLHUY
Grimsby, GB
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 2h 46m
ISLHAM
Hamburg, DE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 3h 7m
ISLTGD
Podgorica, ME
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 1h 28m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 AMC Aviation SP. Z O. O. 1 2h 58m
ISLEBCV
Chièvres, BE
 Sierra Pacific Airlines 1 2h 51m
ISLLTBW
Çatalca, TR
 Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda. 1 1h 27m
ISLMJI
Tripoli, LY
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 1 2h 24m

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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