Atatürk International Airport

Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Istanbul Atatürk Airport; İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı
IATA: ISL – ICAO: LTBA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ)
Operator	TAV Airports
Serves	Istanbul, Turkey
Location	Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Turkey
Hub for	MNG Airlines; Turkish Airlines Cargo;
Elevation AMSL	163 ft / 50 m
Coordinates	40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611°N 28.81417°ECoordinates: 40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611°N 28.81417°E
Website	ataturkairport.com
Map
	Location within Istanbul
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Total passengers	67,981,446
International passengers	48,811,305
	Source: Turkish AIP at Eurocontrol Turkey

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.

Atatürk International Airport Media

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkey and the airport's namesake.
The original terminal at Yeşilköy in 1970.
The former main terminal inaugurated in 1983, which then served as the domestic section until 2019.
The now defunct main passenger terminal in 2013.

References

↑ "İstatistikler". www.dhmi.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
↑ "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.

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[1] "İstatistikler". www.dhmi.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2019-05-22.

[aip_ltba1-2] "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.

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