Country airport index

Airports in Türkiye.

10 airportsPrimary zone: Europe/Istanbul

This page lists 10 retained airport records in our curated Türkiye airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.

Holidays in Türkiye Timezones in Türkiye

Airport index methodology

How we calculate this: Airports are grouped by country code, then sorted with large airports first and named airports alphabetically inside each type. Local time uses each airport’s stored IANA timezone identifier. Passenger figures, hub-airline tags, and operational facts come from the per-airport curation file when available; absent figures are left blank rather than estimated.
Data sources: OurAirports for IATA/ICAO, coordinates, elevation, and airport type; IANA Time Zone Database for local-time rules; airport-shaped Wikipedia summaries for the curated facts file (passengers, runways, terminals, hub airlines, operator, year opened); hand-curated country dossier sources (FAA, CAAC, DGCA, Rosaviatsiya, IATA, national civil-aviation authorities) for the editorial dossier block where present; curated country records for country names and locale-safe slugs.
Update cadence: Airport country pages revalidate weekly. The OurAirports source CSV was last fetched 2026-04-25; the airport-facts snapshot was last generated 2026-05-25. This page currently represents 10 large airports rather than a complete national aviation registry.

Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Türkiye; it lists 10 retained airport records (10 large airports) across Europe/Istanbul.

Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.

Country airport evidence

Why this Türkiye airport page is retained

12/12 signals

This page is classified as a multi-gateway national network. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.

Retained scope

multi-gateway national network

Türkiye has 10 retained large/medium airport records (10 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.

Code and entity coverage

10 IATA, 10 ICAO

10 retained records have airport-facts rows; 9 cite official airport domains and 10 carry Wikidata entity links.

Traffic and operation facts

1 passenger rows

1 records quote passenger-volume facts; 18 runway counts are aggregated where quoted; 9 records carry scheduled-service flags.

Timezone pattern

single airport-timezone cluster

The retained airport set resolves to one dominant local-clock pattern, but each airport still stores its own IANA identifier for DST-safe calculations.

Verification boundary

41 source URLs

Visible source hosts include dhmi.gov.tr, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com, adnanmenderesairport.com, cukurovaairport.aero, esenbogaairport.com, ataturkairport.com. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.

Editorial status

manual dossier attached

Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.

Source hosts seen in retained airport facts

dhmi.gov.tren.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.comadnanmenderesairport.comcukurovaairport.aeroesenbogaairport.comataturkairport.com

Traveler planning patterns

How to use Türkiye airport data without overreading it

Country-specific caveats

Start with the gateway layer

Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is the first retained airport to check for Türkiye; then scan the 10 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.

Keep airport-local time explicit

The retained airport set behaves like a single local-clock cluster, but the airport-specific IANA zone still matters around DST transitions and imported calendar events.

Use codes for the search, city pages for context

5 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.

Treat schedules as live elsewhere

9 retained records carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.

Watch holidays and local operating days

Türkiye has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.

Know what the passenger data covers

1 retained airport quote passenger-volume facts. Airports without a quoted figure are not ranked by traffic on this page.

Airport coverage patterns

How the Türkiye airport index is structured

This page adds country-level context around airport counts, code coverage, timezone spread, and city-clock handoffs. It is built from the retained airport dataset rather than a live airline or aviation registry feed.

Coverage pattern

Türkiye carries 10 retained airport records spread over 10 mapped localities, split 10 large and 0 medium (10 large airports). It is built as a practical timezone and travel index, not a complete aviation registry.

Code reliability

Every retained Türkiye record carries both an IATA and an ICAO code (10 of each), so passenger-facing and aviation lookups resolve consistently across the set.

Timezone spread

Every retained airport in Türkiye resolves to Europe/Istanbul (10), so the country's airport clocks move together and a single offset check covers the whole set.

Major airport examples

Standout anchors here include Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) in Seyhan, Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) in Gaziemir, Çukurova International Airport (COV) in Tarsus, and Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) in Ankara. Large airports lead the list because they are the most reliable hooks for travelers, city clocks, and cross-border time checks.

City-clock handoff

Airport records here hand off to indexable city pages such as Istanbul(Bakırköy) (ISL, IST, SAW), Ankara (ESB), and Gaziemir (ADB). Handoffs are restricted to vetted city pages so the airport index does not spend crawl budget on thin local URLs.

Busiest airport

Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) in Ankara at 13 million passengers sits at the top of the curated passenger ranking for Türkiye. Curated passenger figures are attached to 1 retained record on this page. Aggregated curated annual passenger volume across those records is 13 million. Numbers come from the airport-facts curation file and reflect the latest year quoted there, not a live traffic feed.

International gateway count

6 retained records carry an international-gateway role label in the curated airport facts for Türkiye. Notable hub airlines in the curation file include Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines. Role labels are derived from OurAirports type plus airport naming; verify scheduled international service with the carrier before booking.

Regional peer comparison

Türkiye has 10 retained airport records vs. Indonesia 8, South Korea 8, United Arab Emirates 8 in the same continent. This is a structural comparison of retained-record counts, not an audit of national aviation policy or fleet size.

Operational depth

Across the retained Türkiye set we have 18 curated runway records, 1 curated terminal record, and 9 airports flagged with scheduled service. Operational facts come from the Wikipedia-derived airport-facts curation, which is sparse for smaller airports and not a substitute for the airport authority's own data.

Traveler boundary: use these records for timezone orientation and airport discovery. Verify live operations, route availability, terminal status, and NOTAM-sensitive details with official airport, airline, or aviation sources.

Country aviation profile

Aviation profile snapshot for Türkiye

Curated airport facts

These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.

International gateways

Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.

Scheduled service

9 / 10

Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.

Runway records

Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.

Curated passenger coverage

Kayseri · ASR · Europe/Istanbul

LTAU

Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport is a military airbase and public airport located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province of Turkey.

Operations

scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 9,841 ft / 3,000 m

Source signals

official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals

dhmi.gov.tren.wikipedia.orgwikidata.orgourairports.com

Time-zone span

Single-zone airport clock for Türkiye

All retained airport records resolve to one IANA timezone (Europe/Istanbul, UTC+03:00 TRT no DST). Local-clock math is simpler here than in multi-zone countries, but the airport’s stored IANA identifier is still the authoritative reference for DST transition weekends.

Busiest curated airports

Top airports in Türkiye by curated passenger volume

Numbers from airport-facts file

These ranks reflect passenger volumes quoted in the curated airport-facts file; airports without a quoted figure are excluded from this card even if they may be locally busier.

Esenboğa International Airport

Ankara · ESB

13 million passengers

2 runways

Regional peer comparison

Türkiye vs. Asia peers

Retained-record counts

Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.

Country	Airports	Large / medium	IANA zones
Türkiye	10	10 / 0	1
Indonesia	8	8 / 0	2
South Korea	8	8 / 0	1
United Arab Emirates	8	8 / 0	1

Country aviation dossier

Editorial context for Türkiye aviation

Hand-curated

Turkish airports served 230.2 million passengers in 2024 per DHMI — 95.3 million domestic and 134.7 million international, a 7.5% rise. Istanbul Airport (IST) carried nearly 80 million (62.9M international); Antalya (AYT) handled 38.25 million, Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) and Izmir (ADB) round out the top tier. Turkish Airlines and Pegasus dominate the schedule. DHMI (General Directorate of State Airports Authority) operates major airports; the Sivil Havacılık Genel Müdürlüğü (SHGM) is the civil aviation authority.

Sources

Last verified 2026-05-09 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.

Frequently asked

Türkiye airport questions

How many airports does Türkiye have in this index?: This index retains 10 airport records for Türkiye (10 large and 0 medium). It is a curated reference set with usable IATA/ICAO codes and coordinates, not a complete national aviation registry.
What is the busiest airport in Türkiye?: Based on the curated airport-facts file, the busiest retained record for Türkiye is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) in Ankara at 13 million passengers. Other airports in the country may carry more traffic; this reflects only retained records with quoted passenger figures.
Which timezone is Türkiye in?: All retained airport records in Türkiye resolve to Europe/Istanbul. The zone does not observe a seasonal DST shift in the IANA database.
Does Türkiye have international airports?: Yes. The curated airport-facts file flags 6 records with an international-gateway role label in Türkiye. The role tags are derived from OurAirports type plus airport naming; verify scheduled international service with the carrier before booking.
How does Türkiye compare with regional peers for airport count?: Among same-continent peers with similar retained-record counts, Türkiye has 10 records vs. Indonesia (8), South Korea (8), United Arab Emirates (8). The comparison covers only retained records on this site, not full national aviation inventories.

Reference data for Türkiye airports

Reference fields include Türkiye's ISO codes, airport slugs and IATA codes, IANA timezone identifiers, top-airport passenger labels, hub-airline tags, and peer-country slugs.

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Country overview

Airport coverage for Türkiye

The retained catalog currently includes 10 airport records in 10 airport cities or localities. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.

Retained records

Airport localities

Timezone records

1 zone

Time-zone planning

Use the airport clock for travel math

For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.

Europe/Istanbul10 airports

Codes, clocks, and city mapping

How to read the Türkiye airport index

IATA + ICAO reference

IATA coverage

10 codes

Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.

ICAO coverage

10 codes

Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.

Airport mix

10 large / 0 medium

Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.

DST travel risk

Single-zone

Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.

Major city to airport links

These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.

Istanbul(Bakırköy)

3 linked airports

city clock

ISL İstanbul Atatürk Airport (Europe/Istanbul); IST İstanbul Airport (Europe/Istanbul); SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (Europe/Istanbul)

Ankara

1 linked airport

city clock

ESB Esenboğa International Airport (Europe/Istanbul)

Gaziemir

1 linked airport

city clock

ADB Adnan Menderes International Airport (Europe/Istanbul)

Major airport list

Key airports in Türkiye

Large airports first

These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.

Adana Şakirpaşa Airport

Seyhan

ADA