Istanbul Atatürk Airport
| Istanbul Atatürk Airport İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı |
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| IATA: IST – ICAO: LTBA | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | General Directorate of State Airports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | TAV Airports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Yeşilköy | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTBA) (Turkish: İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı) is the main international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey, (followed by Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) and the biggest airport in Turkey by total number of passengers, destinations served and aircraft movements. Opened in 1924 and located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is 24 km (15 mi) west[2] of the city centre and functions as the main hub for Turkish Airlines.
The airport was originally named Yeşilköy Airport. During the 1980s, it was renamed Istanbul Atatürk International Airport in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey. It served more than 60 million passengers in 2015, making it the 11th busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic and the 10th busiest in the world in terms of international passenger traffic. It was Europe's 3rd busiest airport just after London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle and ahead of Frankfurt Airport in 2015.[3]
On 28 June 2016, explosions and shootings at the airport killed 42 people and injured 250 others.[4]
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Facilities[edit]
Terminals[edit]
Istanbul Atatürk Airport features two main passenger terminals which are interconnected to each other:[5]
Terminal 1[edit]
Terminal 1 is the older and smaller of the two terminals and exclusively handles domestic flights within Turkey. Until the opening of Terminal 2, it used to be the airport's international terminal. Terminal 1 features its own check-in and airside facilities on the upper floor that lead to twelve departure gates (101-112) which are equipped with jet bridges.[5] On the ground level there are five baggage reclaim belts as well as a curbside independent from Terminal 2.[5]
Terminal 2[edit]
Terminal 2 as been inaugurated in 2000 and is used for all international flights. It features a large main hall containing eight check-in isles and a wide range of airside facilities such as shops and restaurants. The departures area consists of 27 gates (201-226) which are all equipped with jetbridges as well as several bus-boarding stands. The arrivals floor below is equipped with 11 baggage reclaim belts.[5] Terminal 2 is able to handle widebody aircraft such as Turkish Airlines' Boeing 777-300ERs.
There is also an additional terminal for general aviation to the northwest of the main areas[6] as well as a dedicated cargo terminal including sections for radioactive and refrigerated freight.[7]
The airport terminals have been operated by TAV Airports since January 2000. TAV has already invested US$600 million since 1998. In 2005 TAV won the concession agreement to operate Atatürk for 15.5 years at an amount of $4 billion. TAV started its construction at the airport for new boarding gates at international terminal as well as building a new air traffic control tower. Unused facility buildings are demolished and three new boarding bridges are being built. When the new tower is completed, the old one will be demolished. When the international terminal is expanded, some of the jetways will be left to the domestics terminal which are on the west of the international terminal, connected to it.[citation needed]
Runways[edit]
There is a plan to build another runway parallel to runway 05/23, so when the current runway undergoes reconstruction, this new runway will handle traffic. The land required to build the new runway on belongs to the military and this is being negotiated between the military and the airport. Also, there are plans to expand the length of runway 05/23 to allow larger aircraft.[8] Wind direction is mainly from northeast and sometimes from southwest.[9]
Replacement[edit]
A third big airport for the city under the project name Istanbul New Airport is currently under construction in order to meet Istanbul's growing domestic and international air traffic demand as a source, destination and transit point. A site in the European part on the coast of the Black Sea has been chosen[10][11][12][13] and construction started in May 2015.[14] Once the new airport is finished, Atatürk will be closed.[15][16]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
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Passenger[edit]
Cargo[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Istanbul Atatürk Airport shares traffic with Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, which is on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul, which had annual passenger traffic of just 11.1 million in 2010. Below is the passenger data and development for Istanbul Atatürk Airport for the years 2002–2015:[26]
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passengers |
% change |
passenger |
% change |
passenger |
% change |
international |
total |
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| 2015[27] | 19,375,402 |  4 |
41,947,327 | 10 |
61,322,729 | 8 |
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| 2014 | 18,754,002 | 9 |
38,200,788 | 12 |
56,954,790[28] | 11 |
9th | 13th[29] |
| 2013 | 17,224,105 | 13 |
34,096,770 | 14 |
51,320,875 | 14 |
10th | 18th |
| 2012 | 15,281,321 | 14 |
29,717,196 | 24 |
44,998,508 | 20 |
13th[30] | 21st[31] |
| 2011 | 13,604,352 | 15 |
23,847,835 | 17 |
37,452,187 | 17 |
17th | 28th |
| 2010 | 11,800,999 | 3 |
20,344,620 | 11 |
32,145,619 | 8 |
19th | 37th |
| 2009 | 11,393,645 |  1 |
18,363,739 | 8 |
29,757,384 | 4 |
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| 2008 | 11,484,063 | 20 |
17,069,069 | 26 |
28,553,132 | 23 |
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| 2007 | 9,595,923 | 6 |
13,600,306 | 12 |
23,196,229 | 9 |
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| 2006 | 9,091,693 | 21 |
12,174,281 | 3 |
21,265,974 | 10 |
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| 2005 | 7,512,282 | 39 |
11,781,487 | 16 |
19,293,769 | 24 |
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| 2004 | 5,430,925 | 70 |
10,169,676 | 14 |
15,600,601 | 29 |
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| 2003 | 3,196,045 | 12 |
8,908,268 | 5 |
12,104,342 | 7 |
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| 2002 | 2,851,487 | |
8,506,204 | |
11,357,691 | |
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IST ranked 17th in ACI statistics at the end of 2011 in terms of international traffic with almost 24 Million international passengers. It ranked 29th in the world in terms of total passenger traffic with over 37.4 Million passengers in 2011. Its total traffic within the last decade more than tripled, and its international traffic quadrupled.[32][33]
According to data from FlightStats in 2012, the Atatürk Airport had the most flight delays in Europe, and was ranked second in flight cancellations.[34]
Other facilities[edit]
- Turkish Airlines has its headquarters in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building, located within the airport campus.[35][36]
- Onur Air has its headquarters in Technical Hangar B.[37]
- Prima Aviation Services Inc. has its MRO Facilities in new technical site at the air side Gate A.[38]
Ground transport[edit]
There are several ways to travel between Atatürk International Airport and the city center.
Rail[edit]
Subway Service: Metro service on the Istanbul Metro line M1A exists between Yenikapı and Atatürk International Airport. The line goes through some major parts of the European side of the city, including the intercity bus terminal.[39]
Bus and coach[edit]
The shuttle services are operated by Havataş, which is one of the major ground handling companies within Turkey. The buses run half-hourly to Bakırköy, Yenikapı, Aksaray, Taksim Square.[40] Municipality buses also run to Taksim, Etiler and Kozyatağı.[41]
Car[edit]
The airport is accessible through the coastal road, D-100 international road and TEM (Trans-European Motorway).
Events[edit]
Accidents[edit]
- On 30 January 1975, Turkish Airlines Flight 345, crashed into the Sea of Marmara during its final approach to the airport. All 42 passengers and crew on board were killed.[42]
- On 25 April 2015, Turkish Airlines Flight 1878, operated by A320-200, TC-JPE was severely damaged in a landing accident. The aircraft aborted the first hard landing, which inflicted engine and gear damage. On the 2nd attempt at landing, the right gear collapsed and the aircraft rolled off the runway spinning 180 degrees. All on board evacuated without injury.[43]
Terrorist attacks[edit]
- On 28 June 2016, three terrorists killed 41 civilians by gunfire and subsequent suicide bombings.[44]
Trivia[edit]
- The Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers lists Atatürk International Airport as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey, a list of remarkable engineering projects completed in the first 50 years of the chamber's existence.[45]
- In the 2013 Air Transport News awards ceremony, İstanbul Atatürk Airport was named Airport of the Year.[46] Also, the airport has been named Europe's Best Airport in the 40-50 million passenger per year category at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards.[47]
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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- ^ "Communication." Onur Air. Retrieved 8 June 2014. [1]. "Head Office YESILKOY MAH. HAVAALANI CAD. ATATURK HAVALIMANI NO:2/12-1 ZIP: 34149 BAKIRKOY / ISTANBUL"
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External links[edit]
Media related to Atatürk International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for LTBA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for IST at Aviation Safety Network
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