# İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL / LTBA)

**İstanbul Atatürk Airport** (IATA: ISL, ICAO: LTBA) is a large airport in Istanbul(Bakırköy), İstanbul Province, Turkey. It opened in 1912. It closed on 6 Apr 2019. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by TAV Airports Holding. In 2025 it handled 22 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ISL / LTBA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: TAV Airports Holding
- Serves: Istanbul(Bakırköy), İstanbul Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1912
- Closed: 6 Apr 2019
- Elevation: 50 m / 163 ft
- Coordinates: 40.9719, 28.8237
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 21,502 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: https://ataturkhavalimani.gov.tr
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atat%C3%BCrk_Airport (69 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86473
- Weather station: LTBA · WMO 17060
- Ident: LTBA

## Timeline

- 1912: İstanbul Atatürk Airport opens.
- 25 Apr 2015: Turkish Airlines flight 1878. No deaths.
- 6 Apr 2019: İstanbul Atatürk Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 059° / 239° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 37,406,025 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 45,123,758 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 51,304,654 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 56,715,541 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 61,346,229 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 60,422,847 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 64,119,374 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 67,981,446 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 16,072,534 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 15,641 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 16,707 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 21,502 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- FH [Freebird Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freebird-airlines)
- [Istanbul Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/istanbul-airlines)
- MB [MNG Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mng-airlines)
- [Torosair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/torosair)
- GO [ULS Airlines Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uls-airlines-cargo)

Former hub of [Akdeniz Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/akdeniz-airlines), [Ankair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ankair), [Bestair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bestair), [Borajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/borajet), [Bosphorus Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bosphorus-airways), [Fly Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-air), [Greenair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/greenair), [Holiday Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/holiday-airlines), [Saga Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saga-airlines), [Sultan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sultan-air), [Sunways Intersun](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunways-intersun), [Tarhan Tower Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tarhan-tower-airlines), [Turkuaz Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkuaz-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 22K (2025) | #2,409 of 3,974 | #501 in Europe | #53 in TR |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =322 in Europe | #53 in TR |
| Elevation | 50 m / 163 ft | =34,953 of 43,403 | =4,535 in Europe | #69 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1912 | =46 of 15,079 | =33 in Europe | #1 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =19 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | YESILKOY APP | 120.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.200 |
| CLD | YESILKOY DELIVERY | 121.700 |
| GND | YESILKOY GND | 121.800 |
| RMP | YESILKOY RAMP | 121.900 |
| TWR | YESILKOY TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LTBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbx.md) İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base · 33 km / 21 mi
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · 35 km / 21 mi
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [TEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbu.md) Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [YEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbr.md) Bursa Yenişehir Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [BDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbg.md) Bandırma Airport · 102 km / 63 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #29

## 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)
- [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/ltba/data