Atatürk International Airport

Coordinates: 40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611°N 28.81417°E / 40.97611; 28.81417
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Istanbul Atatürk Airport

İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGeneral Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ)
OperatorTAV Airports
ServesIstanbul, Turkey
LocationYeşilköy, Bakırköy, Turkey
Opened1912 (as airfield)
1953 (as airport)[1]
Hub for
Elevation AMSL163 ft / 50 m
Coordinates40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611°N 28.81417°E / 40.97611; 28.81417
Websiteataturkairport.com
Map
ISL is located in Istanbul
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Location within Istanbul
ISL is located in Turkey
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ISL (Turkey)
ISL is located in Europe
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 3,000 9,843 Concrete
17R/35L 3,000 9,843 Concrete
05/23 2,580 8,465 Grooved Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Total passengers67,981,446[2]
International passengers48,811,305
Source: Turkish AIP at Eurocontrol Turkey[3]

Atatürk International Airport (formerly Yeşilköy International Airport) is the major international airport in Turkey. It is in the European part of Istanbul. In 2010, about 32 million passengers used Atatürk Airport. It was the 8th busiest airport in Europe in 2010.

The airport has three terminals – Terminal 1 for international passengers, 2 for domestic passengers, and 3 for cargo. Atatürk Airport has three runways - runways 3000x45m (17L/35R & 17R/35L) and runway 2600x60m (05/23).

To get to the city center from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), there is a light rail service, airport shuttle service, municipal buses, taxi, or hire cars.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Istanbul Atatürk Havalimanı" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. "İstatistikler". www.dhmi.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  3. "LTBA – Istanbul / Atatürk / International". AIP Turkey. Ankara: DHMİ Genel Müdürlüğü. 5 January 2018. part AD 2 LTBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2012.