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Istanbul Airport

41.26130°N
28.74195°W
ARR / DAY
418
▼ 43.5%
DEP / DAY
177
▲ 16.3%
ON-TIME
10% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 53 minest
AVG DELAY
53 min
7d window

Istanbul Airport (LTFM/IST) is a large international airport located in Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Türkiye. It features 5 runways with the longest being 13,451 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 418 arrivals and 177 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 3 carriers across 135 routes. The most active carrier is Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) (THY). The busiest route is to Antalya International Airport (LTAI). On-time performance averages 10% with an average delay of 53 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 67 seconds.

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

41m ago
Temp
63°F
Wind
27 kts
30°
Visib
6003 m
Ceil
—
LTFM 140450Z 03027KT 6000 1700S R35R/P1500N R17L/P1500N R34L/1500N R36/0700N -SHRA BKN006 BKN020 17/15 Q1012 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 02028KT RWY34L 02029KT RWY16R 02025G35KT RWY36 03030KT RWY18 03025KT

Runways

5 installed

13,451 FT MAX
16L/34R
12,303 ft × 147
ASP● LIT
16R/34L
12,303 ft × 196
ASP● LIT
17L/35R
13,451 ft × 196
ASP● LIT
17R/35L
13,451 ft × 147
ASP● LIT
18/36
10,039 ft × 148
CON● LIT

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 3,362
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 93% MNG Havayollari VE Tasimacilik A.S. 2% Aeroflot - Russian Airlines 1% Uzbekistan Airways JSC 1% Aegean Airlines 1% Saudi Arabian Airlines 1% Iran AIR Tours 1% Flydubai 1% AIR Algerie 1%

Top destinations

By flight count

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AYT 87
ECN 52
ATH 49
DXB 49
CDG 47
LHR 34

Carriers

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Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.)
3,112
MNG Havayollari VE Tasimacilik A.S.
52
Aeroflot - Russian Airlines
42
Uzbekistan Airways JSC
31
Aegean Airlines
27
Saudi Arabian Airlines
26
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Iran AIR Tours
26
Flydubai
25
AIR Algerie
21
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S. (Pegasus)
20
JSC Azimuth Airlines
20
Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C.
19
Federal Express
19
Emirates
19
Deutsche Lufthansa
19
LOT - Polskie Linie Lotnicze
19
Pobeda Airlines
18
British Airways
17
Iraqi Airways
17
AIR Serbia
16
AIR Astana
15
Wizz AIR UK
15
Transavia France
14
Middle East Airlines - Airliban
14
Egypt AIR
13
Taban Airlines
12
Royal Jordanian
12
Medsky Airways
12
Ethiopian Airlines
10
Interglobe Aviation Private Ltd (T/A Indigo)
10
Iran National Airlines Corp. (Iran AIR)
9
Wizz AIR Hungary
9
Libyan Wings
9
China Eastern Airlines
9
Gulf AIR
9
Etihad Airways
9
Sepehran Airlines
9
Compania Nationala de Transporturi Aeriene Romane TAROM S.A.
9
AIR France
8
Kuwait Airways
8

Destination network

Great-circle routes from LTFM · last 7d

148 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 10 PM · 1 movement every 67 s
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
ISTAYT
Antalya, TR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 87 1h 29m
ISTECN
Nicosia, CY
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 52 1h 21m
ISTCDG
Paris, FR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 40 2h 57m
ISTZRH
Zurich, CH
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 31 2h 48m
ISTATH
Athens, GR
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 28 0h 56m
ISTBUD
Budapest, HU
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 25 1h 49m
ISTGVA
Geneva, CH
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 24 2h 45m
ISTDXB
Dubai, AE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 24 4h 19m
ISTLHR
London, GB
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 23 3h 30m
ISTMUC
Munich, DE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 23 2h 36m
ISTDUS
Düsseldorf, DE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 22 2h 40m
ISTAMS
Amsterdam, NL
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 22 3h 15m
ISTAMM
Amman, JO
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 22 1h 55m
ISTVIE
Vienna, AT
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 21 2h 2m
ISTATH
Athens, GR
 Aegean Airlines 21 0h 55m
ISTBRU
Brussels, BE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 20 3h 4m
ISTHAM
Hamburg, DE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 20 3h 7m
ISTFRA
Frankfurt am Main, DE
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 19 2h 35m
ISTMXP
Milan, IT
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 18 2h 17m
ISTFCO
Rome, IT
 Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines Co.) 17 1h 59m
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