ESB · Ankara, Turkey
Esenboğa International Airport.
--:--:-- · TRT (UTC+03:00) · 40.1281° N, 32.9951° E
Ankara Esenboğa Airport
Airport in Ankara, Turkey
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ESB
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4509; ident LTAC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
esenbogaairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Ankara Esenboğa Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ESB / LTAC
OurAirports ident
LTAC
GPS / local code
LTAC
ISO region
TR-06
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
esenbogaairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q430490
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--TRT · UTC+03:00
Time zone
TRT
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
26 km
Approximate distance to central Ankara.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ankara
Languages
Turkish
Currency
TRY (₺)
Country area
783,562 km²
Passenger volume
13 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,303 ft / 3,750 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1955 · TAV Airports Holding
Owner / entity
Q430490
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Esenboğa International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Ankara, Turkey. Ankara's built-up core sits roughly 26 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Istanbul (UTC+03:00, TRT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Esenboğa International Airport (ESB / LTAC) is at 40.1281° N, 32.9951° E, elevation 3,125 ft (952 m), serving Ankara, Turkey.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Ankara is in Turkey (capital Ankara); on Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00); working languages: Turkish; currency: TRY (₺).
Distance from central Ankara: 26 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ESB.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Esenboğa International Airport (ESB / LTAC)
Ankara Esenboğa Airport · Airport in Ankara, Turkey
Source identifiers
LTAC · LTAC · TR-06
esenbogaairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It ranked 4th in terms of total passenger traffic, 3rd in terms of domestic passenger traffic among airports in Turkey as well as being the 13th busiest airport in the Middle East.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ESB; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Akyurt
akyurt · 7.8 km from ESB
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 26,572 · city coordinates 40.1351, 33.0861
2. Çubuk
cubuk · 13 km from ESB
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 62,602 · city coordinates 40.2386, 33.0322
3. İncirli
incirli · 21 km from ESB
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 30,440 · city coordinates 39.9843, 32.8432
4. Etlik
etlik · 22 km from ESB
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 32,156 · city coordinates 39.9821, 32.8246
5. Çankaya
cankaya · 26 km from ESB
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 792,189 · city coordinates 39.9179, 32.8627
6. Ankara
ankara · 26 km from ESB
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 3,517,182 · city coordinates 39.9199, 32.8543
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. NAV LTAZ
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Nevşehir
201 km from ESB · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 3,100 ft (945 m) · airport coordinates 38.7719, 34.5345
2. ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Kayseri
262 km from ESB · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 3,463 ft (1,056 m) · airport coordinates 38.7704, 35.4954
3. SAW LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Pendik, Istanbul
323 km from ESB · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 312 ft (95 m) · airport coordinates 40.8986, 29.3092
Route-time reference set
1. ESB-NAV
Nevşehir · 201 km · 1h 5m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ESB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ESB-ASR
Kayseri · 262 km · 1h 10m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ESB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ESB-SAW
Pendik, Istanbul · 323 km · 1h 15m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ESB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,303 ft / 3,750 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ESB.
Runway identifiers
03L/21R · 03R/21L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. NAV LTAZ
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Nevşehir · 201 km from ESB
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,100 ft (945 m) · 38.7719, 34.5345
2. ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Kayseri · 262 km from ESB
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,463 ft (1,056 m) · 38.7704, 35.4954
3. SAW LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Pendik, Istanbul · 323 km from ESB
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 312 ft (95 m) · 40.8986, 29.3092
4. ISL LTBA
İstanbul Atatürk Airport · Istanbul(Bakırköy) · 365 km from ESB
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 163 ft (50 m) · 40.9719, 28.8237
5. IST LTFM
İstanbul Airport · Istanbul · 381 km from ESB
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 325 ft (99 m) · 41.2749, 28.7321
6. ADA LTAF
Adana Şakirpaşa Airport · Seyhan · 402 km from ESB
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 65 ft (20 m) · 36.9822, 35.2804
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
In 2025, the airport served more than 13 million passengers, 10 million of which were domestic passengers.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ESB.
Source note 2
It ranked 4th in terms of total passenger traffic, 3rd in terms of domestic passenger traffic among airports in Turkey as well as being the 13th busiest airport in the Middle East.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ESB.
Country and authority
ESB sits in Turkey (Republic of Turkey), whose capital is Ankara. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Turkish. Currency context: TRY (₺). ESB is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Ankara, Turkey. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It ranked 4th in terms of total passenger traffic, 3rd in terms of domestic passenger traffic among airports in Turkey as well as being the 13th busiest airport in the Middle East.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q430490 · Ankara Esenboğa Airport. Administrative area: Ankara. Named after: Ankara. Entity official-site cross-check: esenbogaairport.com
Field and clock profile
Esenboğa International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 3,125 ft (952 m), positioned at 40.1281° N, 32.9951° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,303 ft / 3,750 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Akyurt is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.8 km. NAV Nevşehir is the closest retained airport alternative at 201 km.
Country airport peers
ESB is compared with NAV Nevşehir at 201 km, ASR Kayseri at 262 km, SAW Pendik, Istanbul at 323 km, ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy) at 365 km, IST Istanbul at 381 km inside the retained Turkey airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ESB-NAV Nevşehir: 201 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. ESB-ASR Kayseri: 262 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. ESB-SAW Pendik, Istanbul: 323 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LTAC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. esenbogaairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
13 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,303 ft / 3,750 m
Runway identifiers
03L/21R, 03R/21L
OurAirports classifies ESB as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Ankara.
ESB (LTAC) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 13 million passengers, operating from a moderate-elevation field at 3,125 ft (952 m).
ESB sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ESB's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,303 ft / 3,750 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
TAV Airports Holding is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ESB.
- In 2025, the airport served more than 13 million passengers, 10 million of which were domestic passengers.
- It ranked 4th in terms of total passenger traffic, 3rd in terms of domestic passenger traffic among airports in Turkey as well as being the 13th busiest airport in the Middle East.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at esenbogaairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ESB
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ESB uses Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Esenboğa International Airport is about 26 km from central Ankara; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
NAV Nevşehir is the closest retained alternate at 201 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
esenbogaairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ESB inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ESB ranks #5 in the curated Turkey airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 10 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ESB shares Europe/Istanbul with ADA Seyhan TR · ADB Gaziemir TR · ASR Kayseri TR · COV Tarsus TR · GZT Gaziantep TR · ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy) TR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ESB is 3,125 ft (952 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include NAV 3,100 ft (945 m) (25 ft delta) · CLO 3,162 ft (964 m) (37 ft delta) · CWB 2,988 ft (911 m) (137 ft delta) · MHD 3,263 ft (995 m) (138 ft delta) · IKA 3,305 ft (1,007 m) (180 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ESB's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are NAV 201 km +0h · ASR 262 km +0h · SAW 323 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevşehir | NAV | 201 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kayseri | ASR | 262 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Pendik, Istanbul | SAW | 323 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ESB to NAV
Nevşehir
Distance 201 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ESB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ESB to ASR
Kayseri
Distance 262 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ESB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ESB to SAW
Pendik, Istanbul
Distance 323 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ESB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Ankara is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Esenboğa International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ESB, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Akyurt
akyurt · 7.8 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Çubuk
cubuk · 13 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
İncirli
incirli · 21 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Etlik
etlik · 22 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Çankaya
cankaya · 26 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ankara
ankara · 26 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Batikent
batikent · 29 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kazan
kazan · 29 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Elmadağ
elmadag · 31 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gölbaşı
goelbasi · 41 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kızılcahamam
kizilcahamam · 48 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kırıkkale
kirikkale · 54 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Esenboğa International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Nevşehir (NAV), Kayseri (ASR), Pendik, Istanbul (SAW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 13 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,303 ft / 3,750 m; identifiers 03L/21R, 03R/21L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: TAV Airports Holding.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1955.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ESB. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Nevşehir Kapadokya AirportNAV
Nevşehir · large airport
- Distance
- 201 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,100 ft (945 m)
Compare against NAV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kayseri Erkilet International AirportASR
Kayseri · large airport
- Distance
- 262 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,463 ft (1,056 m)
Compare against ASR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportSAW
Pendik, Istanbul · large airport
- Distance
- 323 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 312 ft (95 m)
Compare against SAW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) in?▾
Esenboğa International Airport is in the Europe/Istanbul timezone (UTC+03:00, TRT).
What are the codes for Esenboğa International Airport?▾
Esenboğa International Airport uses IATA code ESB and ICAO code LTAC.
Where is Esenboğa International Airport located?▾
Esenboğa International Airport is located in Ankara, Turkey at coordinates 40.1281° N, 32.9951° E, with an elevation of 3,125 ft (952 m) (moderate-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Esenboğa International Airport from central Ankara?▾
Esenboğa International Airport sits roughly 26 km from the nearest mapped city center for Ankara.
Which route reference is most useful from ESB?▾
Nevşehir (NAV) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 5m, destination timezone Europe/Istanbul, and a +0h difference from ESB.
What other airports in Turkey are close peers to ESB?▾
ESB's curated peers in Turkey on this site include NAV Nevşehir, ASR Kayseri, SAW Pendik, Istanbul, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Esenboğa International Airport have?▾
Esenboğa International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,303 ft / 3,750 m; identifiers include 03L/21R, 03R/21L.