# Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW / LTFJ)

**Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport** (IATA: SAW, ICAO: LTFJ) is a large airport in Pendik, Istanbul, İstanbul Province, Turkey. It opened on 8 Jan 2001. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,540 m (11,614 ft). It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2025 it handled 48.4 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAW / LTFJ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Malaysia Airports
- Serves: Pendik, Istanbul, İstanbul Province, Turkey
- Opened: 8 Jan 2001
- Elevation: 95 m / 312 ft
- Coordinates: 40.8986, 29.3092
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,540 m / 11,614 ft
- Passengers: 48,407,144 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://www.sabihagokcen.aero/anasayfa
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabiha_G%C3%B6k%C3%A7en_International_Airport (51 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723622
- Weather station: LTFJ · WMO 17063
- Ident: LTFJ

## Timeline

- 8 Jan 2001: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport opens.
- 5 Feb 2020: Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193. 3 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06R/24L | 3,540 m / 11,614 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete |  |  |
| 06L/24R | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 064° / 244° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 23,494,646 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 28,108,738 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 29,667,853 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 31,386,038 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 34,133,617 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 35,560,610 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 16,951,190 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 24,968,761 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 30,769,728 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 36,825,547 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 41,449,079 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 48,407,144 | Eurostat |

## Routes

168 destinations in 58 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (163)

- [EDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfd.md) Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport · Türkiye · 246 km / 153 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 323 km / 201 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 343 km / 213 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltay.md) Çardak Airport · Türkiye · 348 km / 216 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [KFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltal.md) Kastamonu Airport · Türkiye · 379 km / 235 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [KYA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltan.md) Konya Airport · Türkiye · 428 km / 266 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 430 km / 267 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 463 km / 288 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 468 km / 291 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 485 km / 301 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [NOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcm.md) Sinop Airport · Türkiye · 496 km / 308 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [NAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaz.md) Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Türkiye · 505 km / 314 mi · AJet
- [MZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltap.md) Amasya Merzifon Airport · Türkiye · 522 km / 324 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 528 km / 328 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 566 km / 352 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [GZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfg.md) Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport · Türkiye · 574 km / 357 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [ASR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltau.md) Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Türkiye · 579 km / 360 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [TJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaw.md) Tokat Airport · Türkiye · 601 km / 373 mi · AJet
- [SZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfh.md) Samsun-Çarşamba Airport · Türkiye · 610 km / 379 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 651 km / 405 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [VAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltar.md) Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport · Türkiye · 654 km / 406 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 668 km / 415 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 671 km / 417 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lria.md) Iaşi International Airport · Romania · 711 km / 442 mi · AJet
- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 711 km / 442 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · Cyprus · 737 km / 458 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [OGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcb.md) Ordu–Giresun Airport · Türkiye · 737 km / 458 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [KCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcn.md) Kahramanmaraş Airport · Türkiye · 757 km / 470 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [HTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltda.md) Hatay Airport · Türkiye · 788 km / 490 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [CLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrcl.md) Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport · Romania · 794 km / 493 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltat.md) Malatya Erhaç Airport · Türkiye · 800 km / 497 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 804 km / 500 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaj.md) Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Türkiye · 832 km / 517 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 851 km / 529 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 853 km / 530 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ADF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcp.md) Adıyaman Airport · Türkiye · 863 km / 536 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osap.md) Aleppo International Airport · Syria · 865 km / 537 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ERC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcd.md) Erzincan Airport · Türkiye · 876 km / 544 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 880 km / 547 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [EZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltca.md) Elazığ Airport · Türkiye · 890 km / 553 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcs.md) Şanlıurfa GAP Airport · Türkiye · 911 km / 566 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [TZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqtz.md) Tuzla International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 951 km / 591 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 957 km / 595 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 958 km / 595 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [RZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo.md) Rize–Artvin Airport · Türkiye · 968 km / 601 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcc.md) Diyarbakır Airport · Türkiye · 993 km / 617 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ERZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltce.md) Erzurum International Airport · Türkiye · 1,009 km / 627 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,030 km / 640 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 1,048 km / 651 mi · AJet
- [MQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcr.md) Mardin Airport · Türkiye · 1,059 km / 658 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcj.md) Batman Airport · Türkiye · 1,066 km / 662 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,080 km / 671 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [MSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltck.md) Muş Airport · Türkiye · 1,081 km / 672 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [KUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugko.md) David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,105 km / 687 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [HBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba.md) Alexandria International Airport · Egypt · 1,109 km / 689 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [KSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcf.md) Kars Airport · Türkiye · 1,163 km / 723 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [NKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcv.md) Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Türkiye · 1,166 km / 725 mi · AJet
- [AJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltco.md) Ağrı Airport · Türkiye · 1,171 km / 728 mi · AJet
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,182 km / 734 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 1,197 km / 744 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [SPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesx.md) Sphinx International Airport · Egypt · 1,208 km / 751 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,214 km / 754 mi · Air Arabia, AJet, Nile Air
- [VAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltci.md) Van Ferit Melen Airport · Türkiye · 1,229 km / 764 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltct.md) Iğdır Airport · Türkiye · 1,236 km / 768 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 1,252 km / 778 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 1,276 km / 793 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,287 km / 800 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowg.md) Graz Airport · Austria · 1,298 km / 807 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,308 km / 813 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Slovenia · 1,332 km / 828 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 1,372 km / 853 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmg.md) Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport · Russia · 1,377 km / 856 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [NAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbn.md) Nakhchivan International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,386 km / 861 mi · AJet
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,425 km / 885 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbg.md) Ganja International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,429 km / 888 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,463 km / 909 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 1,510 km / 938 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · Iraq · 1,516 km / 942 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 1,523 km / 946 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,551 km / 964 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 1,570 km / 976 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Fly Baghdad, AJet, Iraqi Airways
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 1,580 km / 982 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,610 km / 1,000 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,668 km / 1,036 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · Libya · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 1,712 km / 1,064 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 1,722 km / 1,070 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 1,734 km / 1,077 mi · AJet
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,745 km / 1,084 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,748 km / 1,086 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [RMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hema.md) Marsa Alam International Airport · Egypt · 1,774 km / 1,102 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 1,799 km / 1,118 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,802 km / 1,120 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uate.md) Aktau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,814 km / 1,127 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,838 km / 1,142 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,880 km / 1,168 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,901 km / 1,181 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [GUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatg.md) Atyrau International Airport · Kazakhstan · 1,920 km / 1,193 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,953 km / 1,214 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 1,962 km / 1,219 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,999 km / 1,242 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 1,999 km / 1,242 mi · AJet
- [BSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ormm.md) Basra International Airport · Iraq · 2,010 km / 1,249 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 2,020 km / 1,255 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 2,023 km / 1,257 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,030 km / 1,261 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlw.md) Dortmund Airport · Germany · 2,032 km / 1,263 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 2,038 km / 1,266 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddw.md) Bremen Airport · Germany · 2,048 km / 1,273 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [URA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uarr.md) Manshuk Mametova International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,048 km / 1,273 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,058 km / 1,279 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,074 km / 1,289 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ELQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs.md) Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,098 km / 1,304 mi · Flynas
- [LED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulli.md) Pulkovo Airport · Russia · 2,103 km / 1,307 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 2,130 km / 1,324 mi · Jazeera Airways, Pegasus Airlines, AJet, Kuwait Airways
- [EIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eheh.md) Eindhoven Airport · Netherlands · 2,169 km / 1,348 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 2,180 km / 1,355 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 2,189 km / 1,360 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 2,204 km / 1,370 mi · AJet
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 2,229 km / 1,385 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,246 km / 1,396 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 2,251 km / 1,399 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,273 km / 1,412 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,275 km / 1,414 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 2,282 km / 1,418 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 2,300 km / 1,429 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,329 km / 1,447 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Flynas, AJet
- [AKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uatt.md) Aktobe International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,388 km / 1,484 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,394 km / 1,488 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Flynas, AJet
- [SYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiss.md) Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport · Iran · 2,452 km / 1,524 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,472 km / 1,536 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Flynas, AJet
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 2,483 km / 1,543 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,518 km / 1,565 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,523 km / 1,568 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 2,547 km / 1,583 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,563 km / 1,593 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebb.md) Bilbao Airport · Spain · 2,655 km / 1,650 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,666 km / 1,657 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimm.md) Mashhad International Airport · Iran · 2,674 km / 1,662 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,694 km / 1,674 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 2,700 km / 1,678 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,729 km / 1,696 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,756 km / 1,712 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 2,893 km / 1,798 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,968 km / 1,844 mi · flydubai, Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,973 km / 1,847 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Air Arabia, AJet
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,977 km / 1,850 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [RKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omrk.md) Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,984 km / 1,854 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 2,986 km / 1,855 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 3,039 km / 1,888 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 3,105 km / 1,929 mi · Air Arabia
- [HSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uait.md) Hazrat Sultan International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,219 km / 2,000 mi · FlyArystan
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 3,310 km / 2,057 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SalamAir
- [CIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaii.md) Shymkent International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,311 km / 2,057 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 3,350 km / 2,082 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Air Arabia
- [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 3,361 km / 2,088 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [NQZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uacc.md) Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,394 km / 2,109 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 3,547 km / 2,204 mi · Kam Air
- [OSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafo.md) Osh International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 3,624 km / 2,252 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafm.md) Manas International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 3,696 km / 2,297 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 3,892 km / 2,418 mi · AJet
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 3,915 km / 2,433 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 8,334 km / 5,179 mi · AirAsia X

### Seasonal (2)

- [MJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmt.md) Mytilene International Airport · Greece · 309 km / 192 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 511 km / 318 mi · Pegasus Airlines

### Cargo (4)

- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · MNG Airlines
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 2,040 km / 1,268 mi · Cargolux
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,275 km / 1,414 mi · MNG Airlines
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,671 km / 2,281 mi · Ethiopian Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (5)

- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 148
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 97
- 9T [Air ACT](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-act)
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress)
- TI [Tailwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tailwind-airlines)

### Passenger (13)

- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 4
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 4
- D7 [AirAsia X](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia-x) · 1
- IF [Fly Baghdad](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-baghdad) · 1
- FS [FlyArystan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyarystan) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- RQ [Kam Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kam-air) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- MB [MNG Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mng-airlines) · 2
- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 48.4M (2025) | #40 of 3,974 | #18 in Asia | #2 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,540 m / 11,614 ft | =459 of 29,858 | #142 in Asia | #9 in TR |
| Elevation | 95 m / 312 ft | =31,027 of 43,403 | =1,736 in Asia | #61 in TR |
| Age | Opened 2001 | =11,465 of 15,079 | =568 in Asia | #49 in TR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| D-ATIS-DEP | D-ATIS for Departures | 128.200 |
| Gokcen GND | Gokcen Ground (Main-1) | 121.750 |
| Gokcen TWR | Gokcen Tower | 118.800 |
| Gokcen DLV | Gokcen Delivery (Main) | 122.625 |
| D-ATIS-ARR | D-ATIS for Arrivals | 130.250 |
| Gokcen GND | Gokcen Ground (Main-2) | 121.580 |

## Nearby airports

- [LTBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbx.md) İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base · 13 km / 8.1 mi
- [ISL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltba.md) İstanbul Atatürk Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [KCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbq.md) Cengiz Topel Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [YEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbr.md) Bursa Yenişehir Airport · 75 km / 46 mi
- [TEQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbu.md) Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport · 120 km / 74 mi

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #40
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #49

## 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: “Sabiha Gökçen International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabiha_Gökçen_International_Airport&oldid=1376142404), 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/ltfj/data