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📍 Bakırköy, Istanbul⬆ 163 ft3 runways
LTBA · ISL

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

40.97690°N
28.81460°W
ARR / DAY
27
▼ 37.0%
DEP / DAY
17
▼ 30.7%
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 27 arrivals and 17 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 4 carriers across 12 routes. The most active carrier is Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) (THY). The busiest route is to Istanbul Airport (LTFM).

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

35m ago
Temp
70°F
Wind
8 kts
50°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
LTBA 102350Z 05008KT CAVOK 21/18 Q1016

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 9 154
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 18% Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 15% ATS 12% Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 11% Tradecraft Nigeria 10% TKJ 10% Trans Caravan KG 9% BKI 8% Trans-Colorado Airlines 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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IST 15
ECN 13
AYT 10
BEY 7
GVA 3
FAB 3

Carriers

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Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
28
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
23
ATS
19
Transcontinental SUR S.R.L.
17
Tradecraft Nigeria
16
TKJ
16
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Trans Caravan KG
14
BKI
12
Trans-Colorado Airlines
9
Vistajet
8
Aerotranscolombiana de Carga Ltda.
7
Twin Cities AIR Service
7
Transafricaine AIR Cargo
7
Laneas Aereas Trans Costa Rica S.A.
6
Teledyne Continental Motors (Muskegon
5
Trans Continental Airlines
5
AMC Aviation SP. Z O. O.
4
Amber Aviation
4
TCF
4
Netjets
3
Panaviatic
3
Pobeda Airlines
2
TCD
2
Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv
2
MNG Havayollari VE Tasimacilik A.S.
2
Setair
2
Luxaviation S.A.
2
AIR Management Group
2
TAG Aviation (Cayman) Sezc
2
RIZ
2
QRJ
2
Sierra Pacific Airlines
2
Eclair Aviation
2
Tarp Aviation
2
AIR Algerie
2
KLH
2
Charter Jets
2
Qatar Executive
2
Pegasus Helicopter AS
2
AIR Serbia
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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See all routes → 80 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 6 0h 5m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 5 1h 14m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 3 1h 23m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 TKJ 3 0h 48m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Trans Continental Airlines 3 1h 14m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 TKJ 2 1h 18m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 Pobeda Airlines 2 0h 59m
ISLBEY
Beirut, LB
 TKJ 2 1h 22m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus) 2 0h 47m
ISLBDS
Brindisi, IT
 BKI 2 1h 20m
ISLFAB
Farnborough, GB
 Transafricaine AIR Cargo 2 3h 30m
ISLAYT
Antalya, TR
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 2 1h 6m
ISLLIN
Milan, IT
 Vistajet 2 3h 5m
ISLOTP
Bucharest, RO
 Transcontinental SUR S.R.L. 1 0h 57m
ISLECN
Nicosia, CY
 Tradecraft Nigeria 1 4h 49m
ISLOLB
Olbia (SS), IT
 Luxaviation S.A. 1 2h 14m
ISLLBG
Paris, FR
 Transportes Aereos de Cabo Verde - Tacv 1 3h 26m
ISLIST
Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR
 AMC Aviation SP. Z O. O. 1 0h 9m
ISLBCN
Barcelona, ES
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 1 3h 1m
ISLAGP
Málaga, ES
 Netjets 1 3h 35m

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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