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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
37
▼ 16.2%
DEP / DAY
20
▼ 20.6%
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 37 arrivals and 20 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 5 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

2h ago
Temp
64°F
Wind
5 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 080250Z 05005KT CAVOK 18/12 Q1021

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 9 191
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 22% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 20% TKJ 13% ATS 12% Turkmenhovayollary 7% Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 7% Transafricaine AIR Cargo 7% Trans Caravan KG 6% Tradecraft Nigeria 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 13
ECN 11
IST 9
BEY 8
LBG 5
ATH 4

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
42
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
39
TKJ
25
ATS
22
Turkmenhovayollary
14
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
13
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Transafricaine AIR Cargo
13
Trans Caravan KG
12
Tradecraft Nigeria
11
BKI
11
Twin Cities AIR Service
10
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
9
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
8
Netjets
7
Trans-Colorado Airlines
6
TCF
6
TCN
6
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
6
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
5
Amber Aviation
5
Trans Continental Airlines
4
VLW
4
Panaviatic
4
Danish AIR Force
4
Vistajet
4
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
3
AMC Aviation SP. Z O. O.
3
Setair
3
Elite JET S.R.O.
3
TCD
3
Pobeda Airlines
2
China Eastern Airlines
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
RIZ
2
AS Union Aviation
2
AIR Management Group
2
Aegean Airlines
2
ATJ
2
Tatra JET
2
QRJ
2

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTBA · last 7d

29 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
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 6 1h 16m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 6 0h 47m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 4 1h 22m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 TKJ 3 1h 18m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 3 0h 49m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 3 0h 5m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A. 3 0h 55m
ISLATH
Athens, GR
 Aegean Airlines 2 0h 59m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 20m
ISLHL77
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 3h 8m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turkmenhovayollary 2 5h 8m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Pobeda Airlines 2 0h 59m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 3h 30m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 ATS 2 5h 0m
ISLDAM
Damascus, SY
 Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon 2 7h 31m
ISLMAN
Manchester, GB
 Trans Caravan KG 2 3h 44m
ISLNCE
Nice, FR
 LUA 1 2h 16m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Korean AIR Lines 1 0h 12m
ISLGVA
Geneva, CH
 TCD 1 2h 43m
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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