26 cheap direct flights to & from Istanbul (IST)
Turkish Airlines (TK1998, TK1982), bmi regional (BM6373, BM6359)
British Airways (BA676, BA680), American Airlines (AA6613, AA6465), Avianca (AV6616), Turkish Airlines (TK1984), Air Canada (AC6702), bmi regional (BM6361)
British Airways (BA676, BA680), American Airlines (AA6613, AA6465), Avianca (AV6616), Turkish Airlines (TK1984), AtlasGlobal (KK2002), Air Canada (AC6702)
Turkish Airlines (TK1994, TK1996), bmi regional (BM6369, BM6371)
Turkish Airlines (TK1968, TK1970), bmi regional (BM6347, BM6349)
Turkish Airlines (TK961, TK969, TK965, TK963), AtlasGlobal (KK1001, KK1003, KK1007, KK1005)
Turkish Airlines (TK874, TK870, TK872, TK878), Qeshm Airlines (QB2214, QB2212), Mahan Air (W5117), AtlasGlobal (KK1184)
Turkish Airlines (TK864, TK794, TK786, TK810, TK790, TK788, TK792), AtlasGlobal (KK1220)
Emirates Airline (EK123, EK121), Turkish Airlines (TK763, TK761), ANA All Nippon Airways (NH6643), Royal Brunei Airlines (BI3604), Qantas Airways (QF8121, QF8123)
Turkish Airlines (TK709, TK119), Pakistan International Airlines (PK5709)
Turkish Airlines (TK795, TK791, TK787, TK865, TK793, TK789), AtlasGlobal (KK1221), Air Serbia (JU9287)
Turkish Airlines (TK305, TK309, TK805, TK313, TK315), AtlasGlobal (KK1293, KK1291), Iraqi Airways (IA229)
British Airways (BA677, BA675), Turkish Airlines (TK1983), bmi regional (BM6360), Air Canada (AC6701), United Airlines (UA6916), AtlasGlobal (KK2001), American Airlines (AA6612)
Avianca (AV6629, AV6625), Turkish Airlines (TK3, TK1, TK11), Singapore Airlines (SQ6201)
Emirates Airline (EK124, EK122), Turkish Airlines (TK762, TK760), ANA All Nippon Airways (NH6644), Qantas Airways (QF8122, QF8124), Royal Brunei Airlines (BI3601)
Turkish Airlines (TK1993, TK1995), bmi regional (BM6368, BM6370)
Avianca (AV6629, AV6625), Turkish Airlines (TK3, TK1, TK11), Singapore Airlines (SQ6201)
Turkish Airlines (TK2420, TK2424, TK2410, TK2414), Royal Air Maroc (AT9435, AT9433), SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK3484, SK3452)
Turkish Airlines (TK1997, TK1981), bmi regional (BM6372, BM6358)
Istanbul Airport
As of 7.04.2019, the former main international airport, Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, is no longer in use for passenger flights. This airport is now only used for cargo flights.
- URL: Istanbul (IST)
- Time zone: GMT 2
- Service telephone: +90 444 1 442
- Address: İstanbul Havalimanı, Mahallesi Terminal Caddesi, No:1 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Operating company: IGA Havalimanı İşletmesi A.Ş.
- Parking: Planned are up to 40,000 parking spaces, 18,000 in a multi-storey car park, the others in an open air car park.
- Nearby cities: Esenyurt (13 km), Istanbul (13 km), Gebze (56 km), Çorlu (88 km), Bursa (90 km), Izmit (96 km), Bandırma (99 km)
- Directions by car: Currently: buses (up to 140 shuttle buses daily)
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.48%), Tuesday (13.92%), Wednesday (14.03%), Thursday (14.00%), Friday (14.49%), Saturday (14.69%), Sunday (14.39%)
- Alternative spelling: İstanbul Havalimanı, İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı, Mevlana Havalimanı
Most popular destinations from Istanbul (Flights per week )
- Tehran Imam Khomeini (101, 3,12 %)
- Dubai (70, 2,16 %)
- London Heathrow (66, 2,04 %)
- Tel Aviv Ben Gurion (65, 2,01 %)
- Paris - Charles de Gaulle (55, 1,70 %)
- Beirut (52, 1,61 %)
- Cairo (48, 1,48 %)
- Baku (48, 1,48 %)
- Kuwait-Kuwait International (48, 1,48 %)
- Frankfurt-Main (45, 1,39 %)
- other (81.53 %)
Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)
- Turkish Airlines (5235, 81,47 %)
- British Airways (64, 1,00 %)
- Mahan Air (64, 1,00 %)
- Air Algérie (50, 0,78 %)
- Air Astana (48, 0,75 %)
- Egyptair (48, 0,75 %)
- Emirates Airline (48, 0,75 %)
- Iraqi Airways (42, 0,65 %)
- Middle East Airlines (40, 0,62 %)
- Kuwait Airways (32, 0,50 %)
- other (11.73 %)
Location
The airport is located approximately 40 km northwest of Taksim Square near the district of Tayakadin. It can be reached via the O-6 motorway and the D-020 highway.
At the moment there is only a shuttle bus service operating to and from the new airport. This is operated by the Istanbul city administration and the private company İstanbul Otobüs A.Ş. The buses run regularly between the airport and the following stops: IST1-Yenikapi, IST2-Tüyap, IST3 Bus Station, IST7-Kozyatağı, IST19-Taksim, H2-Mecidiyeköy, H3-Halkali, H4-Atatürk Airport.
An airport metro station is currently under construction and is expected to open in the summer of 2019.
History
Istanbul Atatürk Airport has been at the limit of its capacity for years. Expansion is only possible to a limited extent due to housing close to the airport. For this reason, the city administration decided to develop an entirely new airport. A disused colliery was chosen as a suitable location for the project, which is located approximately 40 km northwest of Taksim Square near the districts of Yeniköy and Akpinar. The foundation stone was officially put in place in June 2014. Construction will be carried out in a total of four stages and is expected to be completed by 2027. Once completed, the airport will be able to handle up to 200 million passengers a year, making it the world's largest airport.