# Esenboğa International Airport (ESB / LTAC)

**Esenboğa International Airport** (IATA: ESB, ICAO: LTAC) is a large airport in Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey. It opened in 1955. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,750 m (12,303 ft). It is operated by TAV Airports Holding. In 2025 it handled 13.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ESB / LTAC
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: TAV Airports Holding
- Serves: Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1955
- Elevation: 953 m / 3,125 ft
- Coordinates: 40.1281, 32.9951
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,750 m / 12,303 ft
- Passengers: 13,926,576 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://www.esenbogaairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara_Esenbo%C4%9Fa_Airport (42 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430490
- Weather station: LTAC · WMO 17128
- Ident: LTAC

## Timeline

- 1955: Esenboğa International Airport opens.
- 16 Jan 1983: Turkish Airlines flight 158. 47 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03R/21L | 3,750 m / 12,303 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 035° / 215° | yes |
| 03L/21R | 3,750 m / 12,303 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 036° / 216° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 11,035,606 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 12,113,439 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 13,044,116 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 15,817,236 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 16,732,651 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 13,740,595 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 5,162,569 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 7,029,630 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 8,679,594 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 11,951,357 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 12,914,420 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 13,926,576 | Eurostat |

## Routes

93 destinations in 36 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (85)

- [TJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaw.md) Tokat Airport · Türkiye · 289 km / 180 mi · AJet
- [YEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbr.md) Bursa Yenişehir Airport · Türkiye · 292 km / 181 mi · AJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 323 km / 201 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfh.md) Samsun-Çarşamba Airport · Türkiye · 326 km / 203 mi · AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 381 km / 237 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 403 km / 250 mi · AJet
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 407 km / 253 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfg.md) Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport · Türkiye · 430 km / 267 mi · AJet
- [OGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcb.md) Ordu–Giresun Airport · Türkiye · 440 km / 273 mi · AJet
- [TEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbu.md) Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport · Türkiye · 443 km / 275 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [KCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcn.md) Kahramanmaraş Airport · Türkiye · 448 km / 278 mi · AJet
- [MLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltat.md) Malatya Erhaç Airport · Türkiye · 477 km / 296 mi · AJet
- [HTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltda.md) Hatay Airport · Türkiye · 508 km / 316 mi · AJet
- [EDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfd.md) Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport · Türkiye · 515 km / 320 mi · AJet
- [GZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaj.md) Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Türkiye · 526 km / 327 mi · AJet
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 527 km / 327 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 543 km / 337 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ADF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcp.md) Adıyaman Airport · Türkiye · 543 km / 337 mi · AJet
- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · Cyprus · 555 km / 345 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Fly Kıbrıs Hava Yolları, AJet
- [CKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbh.md) Çanakkale Airport · Türkiye · 558 km / 347 mi · AJet
- [ERC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcd.md) Erzincan Airport · Türkiye · 559 km / 347 mi · AJet
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 562 km / 349 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [EZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltca.md) Elazığ Airport · Türkiye · 567 km / 352 mi · AJet
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 582 km / 362 mi · AJet
- [GNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcs.md) Şanlıurfa GAP Airport · Türkiye · 592 km / 368 mi · AJet
- [BGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcu.md) Bingöl Airport · Türkiye · 667 km / 414 mi · AJet
- [DIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcc.md) Diyarbakır Airport · Türkiye · 670 km / 416 mi · AJet
- [RZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo.md) Rize–Artvin Airport · Türkiye · 673 km / 418 mi · AJet
- [ERZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltce.md) Erzurum International Airport · Türkiye · 696 km / 432 mi · AJet
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 735 km / 457 mi · AJet
- [MQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcr.md) Mardin Airport · Türkiye · 737 km / 458 mi · AJet
- [BAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcj.md) Batman Airport · Türkiye · 743 km / 462 mi · AJet
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 751 km / 467 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [MSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltck.md) Muş Airport · Türkiye · 760 km / 472 mi · AJet
- [SXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcl.md) Siirt Airport · Türkiye · 800 km / 497 mi · AJet
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 810 km / 503 mi · AJet
- [NKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcv.md) Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Türkiye · 843 km / 524 mi · AJet
- [AJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltco.md) Ağrı Airport · Türkiye · 857 km / 533 mi · AJet
- [KSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcf.md) Kars Airport · Türkiye · 859 km / 534 mi · AJet
- [VAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltci.md) Van Ferit Melen Airport · Türkiye · 908 km / 564 mi · AJet
- [IGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltct.md) Iğdır Airport · Türkiye · 926 km / 575 mi · AJet
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 973 km / 605 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 974 km / 605 mi · AJet
- [YKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcw.md) Hakkari Yüksekova Airport · Türkiye · 1,014 km / 630 mi · AJet
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,019 km / 633 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 1,050 km / 652 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Fly Baghdad, AJet, Iraqi Airways
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,123 km / 698 mi · AJet
- [KIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orkk.md) Kirkuk International Airport · Iraq · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,126 km / 700 mi · AJet
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 1,162 km / 722 mi · AJet
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 1,258 km / 782 mi · UR Airlines, Fly Baghdad, AJet, Iraqi Airways
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 1,278 km / 794 mi · AJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,366 km / 849 mi · Wizz Air
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,445 km / 898 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,512 km / 940 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,578 km / 981 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · Mahan Air, AJet
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 1,748 km / 1,086 mi · AJet
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,841 km / 1,144 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet, Saudia
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,912 km / 1,188 mi · SunExpress
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,012 km / 1,250 mi · AJet
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,103 km / 1,307 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,132 km / 1,325 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet, Saudia
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 2,196 km / 1,365 mi · AJet
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,197 km / 1,365 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, AJet
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,239 km / 1,391 mi · SunExpress
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 2,286 km / 1,420 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,324 km / 1,444 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,366 km / 1,470 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, AJet
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,391 km / 1,486 mi · Qatar Airways
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 2,411 km / 1,498 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,535 km / 1,575 mi · AJet
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,584 km / 1,606 mi · AJet
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 2,592 km / 1,611 mi · Transavia
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,595 km / 1,612 mi · AJet
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,655 km / 1,650 mi · flydubai, Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,660 km / 1,653 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,815 km / 1,749 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 3,040 km / 1,889 mi · AJet
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 3,078 km / 1,913 mi · AJet
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,186 km / 1,980 mi · AJet, FlyArystan
- [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 3,238 km / 2,012 mi · Kam Air
- [BSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafm.md) Manas International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 3,430 km / 2,131 mi · AJet
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,630 km / 2,256 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet

### Seasonal (17)

- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,019 km / 633 mi · SunExpress
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,578 km / 981 mi · SunExpress
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 1,737 km / 1,079 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,912 km / 1,188 mi · AJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,012 km / 1,250 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,103 km / 1,307 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,113 km / 1,313 mi · SunExpress
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 2,192 km / 1,362 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 2,271 km / 1,411 mi · AJet
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 2,278 km / 1,415 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 2,286 km / 1,420 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,324 km / 1,444 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 2,411 km / 1,498 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 2,502 km / 1,555 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,535 km / 1,575 mi · SunExpress
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 2,542 km / 1,580 mi · SunExpress
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 3,586 km / 2,228 mi · Pegasus Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ESB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 76
- OA [Orbit Express Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/orbit-express-airlines)

### Passenger (15)

- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 32
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 16
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 3
- IF [Fly Baghdad](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-baghdad) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- [Fly Kıbrıs Hava Yolları](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-k-br-s-hava-yollar) · 1
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- RQ [Kam Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kam-air) · 1
- W5 [Mahan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahan-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- UD [UR Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ur-airlines) · 1
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 13.9M (2025) | #155 of 3,974 | #48 in Asia | #4 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,750 m / 12,303 ft | =250 of 29,858 | =77 in Asia | #5 in TR |
| Elevation | 953 m / 3,125 ft | =5,172 of 43,403 | #471 in Asia | #18 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =220 in Asia | #10 in TR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 123.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [ANK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltad.md) Etimesgut Air Base · 33 km / 20 mi
- [LTAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltae.md) Akıncı Air Base · 37 km / 23 mi
- [TR-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0004.md) Temelli Air Base · 68 km / 42 mi
- [KFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltal.md) Kastamonu Airport · 148 km / 92 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ankara Esenboğa Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ankara_Esenboğa_Airport&oldid=1376141204), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac/data