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İstanbul Airport

Istanbul, Turkey

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İstanbul Airport

Istanbul, Turkey
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Istanbul's vast new gateway bridging Europe and Asia.

Opened
2018
Location
Istanbul, Turkey
İstanbul Airport (IST) is the primary international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey, and one of the largest airports in the world by design capacity. Opened in 2018, it replaced Atatürk Airport as Istanbul's main hub and is operated by İGA Airports Operation under a build-operate-transfer agreement with the Turkish government. The airport is located on the European side of Istanbul in the Arnavutköy district, approximately 35–40 kilometers northwest of the city center. Its first phase was inaugurated in October 2018, with Turkish Airlines completing its full migration from Atatürk in April 2019. İstanbul Airport serves as the primary hub for Turkish Airlines, one of the world's largest carriers by number of destinations. When fully complete, the airport is planned to have a capacity of up to 200 million passengers annually, making it one of the highest-capacity airports ever conceived.
Terminals
The airport currently operates a single large integrated terminal building, with additional terminals and concourses planned in subsequent construction phases.
Getting to & from
Ground transport options include the M11 metro line connecting the airport to Gayrettepe in the city center, as well as taxis, ride-hailing services, and the Havaist airport bus network.
Airlines here
Turkish Airlines uses İstanbul Airport as its primary global hub, with numerous other international carriers also operating scheduled services here.
Notable facts
  • ›Designed to ultimately handle up to 200 million passengers per year across multiple construction phases.
  • ›Turkish Airlines fully migrated from Atatürk Airport to İstanbul Airport in April 2019 in a single overnight operation.
  • ›The airport covers an area of approximately 76.5 square kilometers, making it one of the largest airport complexes in the world.
  • ›It was built under a 25-year build-operate-transfer concession awarded to the İGA consortium in 2013.
  • ›The airport features one of the world's largest duty-free shopping areas, spanning over 53,000 square meters.
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Route map (220 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Tajik Air
7J
Baker Aviation
8Q
Onur Air
8Q
Princess Air
8Q
Maldivian Air Taxi
8Q
Afriqiyah Airways
8U
Air Moldova
9U
Aegean Airlines
A3
American Airlines
AA
Air Canada
AC
Air France
AF
Air Algerie
AH
Air India Limited
AI
Royal Air Maroc
AT
Alitalia
AZ
ITA Airways
AZ
Belavia Belarusian Airlines
B2
British Airways
BA
Air China
CA
China Southern Airlines
CZ
Emirates
EK
Iran Aseman Airlines
EP
Etihad Airways
EY
Garuda Indonesia
GA
Gulf Air Bahrain
GF
Uzbekistan Airways
HY
Iran Air
IR
Azerbaijan Airlines
J2
Air Bosna
JA
B&H Airlines
JA
Adria Airways
JP
Air Astana
KC
Korean Air
KE
Atlasjet
KK
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KL
Air Malta
KM
Kuwait Airways
KU
Lufthansa
LH
Lufthansa Cargo
LH
Libyan Arab Airlines
LN
LOT Polish Airlines
LO
Swiss International Air Lines
LX
Middle East Airlines
ME
Malaysia Airlines
MH
Egyptair
MS
All Nippon Airways
NH
Olympic Airlines
OA
Austrian Airlines
OS
Croatia Airlines
OU
Asiana Airlines
OZ
Ozark Air Lines
OZ
Air Fiji
PC
Continental Airways
PC
Pegasus Airlines
PC
Pacific Southwest Airlines
PS
Ukraine International Airlines
PS
Qantas
QF
Air Florida
QH
Kyrgyzstan
QH
Qatar Airways
QR

Routes

IST → DYU7J · 735
IST → ADA8Q · 320
IST → ADB8Q · 320
IST → AYT8Q · 320
IST → BJV8Q · 320
IST → CDG8Q · 320
IST → DIY8Q · 320
IST → DLM8Q · 320
IST → ECN8Q · 320
IST → ERZ8Q · 320
IST → EZS8Q · 320
IST → GNY8Q · 320
IST → GZP8Q · 320
IST → GZT8Q · 320
IST → MLX8Q · 320
IST → ODS8Q · 320
IST → TZX8Q · 320
IST → BEN8U · 320
IST → MRA8U · 320
IST → TIP8U · 332 319
IST → KIV9U · 320 E90
IST → ATHA3 · 320
IST → LHRAA · 320
IST → YYZAC · 763 77W
IST → CDGAF · 320 319 321
IST → MRSAF · 320
IST → AAEAH · 738
IST → ALGAH · 736
IST → CZLAH · 738
IST → ORNAH · 738
IST → BOMAI · 330
IST → DELAI · 330
IST → CMNAT · 738
IST → FCOAZ · 32S 321 320
IST → MSQB2 · 733 E75
IST → LHRBA · 320 767
IST → CANCA · 330 343
IST → PEKCA · 77W
IST → PVGCA · 77W
IST → URCCZ · 330
IST → DXBEK · 77W
IST → IKAEP · 340
IST → AUHEY · 333 737 332 320
IST → SINGA · 333
IST → BAHGF · 320
IST → TASHY · 767
IST → IKAIR · 320
IST → GYDJ2 · 767
IST → SJJJA · AT7
IST → LJUJP · CR9 319
IST → ALAKC · 738 320
IST → GUWKC · 320
IST → SCOKC · 320
IST → TSEKC · 320
IST → ICNKE · 772
IST → ADAKK · 320
IST → ADBKK · 320
IST → AYTKK · 320
IST → BJVKK · 320
IST → EBLKK · 320

Stay, Eat & Explore: Istanbul

Where continents meet

  • •Hagia Sophia — Fifteen centuries as cathedral, mosque and wonder of the world.
  • •Blue Mosque — Six minarets and 20,000 İznik tiles.
  • •Topkapı Palace — The sultans' seaside palace and treasury.
  • •Grand Bazaar & Spice Bazaar — 4,000 shops of carpets, lamps, lokum and saffron.
  • •Bosphorus Cruise — Palaces and fortresses from the strait between two continents.

Getting around: Trams, metro, funiculars and ferries knit the two shores; the İstanbulkart covers them all. IST airport links by metro and Havaist buses.

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Encyclopaedia

Istanbul Airport is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. It is the largest airport in Turkey, the largest privately-owned airport operation in the world, and the busiest airport in Europe.

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