ISL · Istanbul(Bakırköy), Turkey
İstanbul Atatürk Airport.
--:--:-- · TRT (UTC+03:00) · 40.9719° N, 28.8237° E
Atatürk Airport
General aviation airport in Istanbul, Turkey
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ISL
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 4528; ident LTBA; scheduled service not listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
ataturkairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Atatürk 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
ISL / LTBA
OurAirports ident
LTBA
GPS / local code
LTBA
ISO region
TR-34
Scheduled service
Not listed in source snapshot
Role
large airport reference
Official host
ataturkairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q86473
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
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, 9:24 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
12 km
Approximate distance to central Istanbul(Bakırköy).
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ankara
Languages
Turkish
Currency
TRY (₺)
Country area
783,562 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
8,530 ft / 2,600 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1912 · TAV Airports Holding
Owner / entity
Q86473
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large airport reference
Scheduled service
Not listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
İstanbul Atatürk Airport is a large airport reference for Istanbul(Bakırköy), Turkey. Istanbul(Bakırköy)'s built-up core sits roughly 12 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.
İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL / LTBA) is at 40.9719° N, 28.8237° E, elevation 163 ft (50 m), serving Istanbul(Bakırköy), 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.
Istanbul(Bakırköy) is in Turkey (capital Ankara); on Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00); working languages: Turkish; currency: TRY (₺).
Distance from central Istanbul(Bakırköy): 12 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 ISL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL / LTBA)
Atatürk Airport · General aviation airport in Istanbul, Turkey
Known label 1
Ataturk
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ISL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Yeşilköy
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ISL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Yesilkoy
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ISL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LTBA · LTBA · TR-34
ataturkairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service not listed
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Formerly the primary international airport of Istanbul and the hub of Turkish Airlines, it was closed to commercial passenger flights on 6 April 2019.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ISL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Bahçelievler
bahcelievler · 4.5 km from ISL
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 576,799 · city coordinates 41.0023, 28.8598
2. Güngören Merter
guengoeren-merter · 6.7 km from ISL
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 50,000 · city coordinates 41.0071, 28.8880
3. Merter Keresteciler
merter-keresteciler · 6.9 km from ISL
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 50,000 · city coordinates 41.0129, 28.8859
4. Zeytinburnu
zeytinburnu · 7.2 km from ISL
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 288,743 · city coordinates 40.9944, 28.9042
5. Bağcılar
bagcilar · 8.0 km from ISL
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 749,024 · city coordinates 41.0390, 28.8567
6. Esenler
esenler · 9.1 km from ISL
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 520,235 · city coordinates 41.0435, 28.8762
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. IST LTFM
İstanbul Airport · Istanbul
35 km from ISL · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 325 ft (99 m) · airport coordinates 41.2749, 28.7321
2. SAW LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Pendik, Istanbul
42 km from ISL · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 312 ft (95 m) · airport coordinates 40.8986, 29.3092
3. ADB LTBJ
Adnan Menderes International Airport · Gaziemir
330 km from ISL · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 412 ft (126 m) · airport coordinates 38.2924, 27.1570
Route-time reference set
1. ISL-ADB
Gaziemir · 330 km · 1h 15m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ISL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 8,530 ft / 2,600 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ISL.
Runway identifiers
05/23
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. IST LTFM
İstanbul Airport · Istanbul · 35 km from ISL
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 325 ft (99 m) · 41.2749, 28.7321
2. SAW LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Pendik, Istanbul · 42 km from ISL
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 312 ft (95 m) · 40.8986, 29.3092
3. ADB LTBJ
Adnan Menderes International Airport · Gaziemir · 330 km from ISL
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 412 ft (126 m) · 38.2924, 27.1570
4. ESB LTAC
Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara · 365 km from ISL
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,125 ft (952 m) · 40.1281, 32.9951
5. NAV LTAZ
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Nevşehir · 545 km from ISL
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,100 ft (945 m) · 38.7719, 34.5345
6. ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Kayseri · 620 km from ISL
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,463 ft (1,056 m) · 38.7704, 35.4954
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Formerly the primary international airport of Istanbul and the hub of Turkish Airlines, it was closed to commercial passenger flights on 6 April 2019.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ISL.
Country and authority
ISL 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 (₺). ISL is not listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
ISL is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Ataturk, Yeşilköy, Yesilkoy. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
General aviation airport in Istanbul, 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: Formerly the primary international airport of Istanbul and the hub of Turkish Airlines, it was closed to commercial passenger flights on 6 April 2019.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q86473 · Atatürk Airport. Administrative area: Istanbul · Bakırköy. Named after: Istanbul · Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Entity official-site cross-check: ataturkhavalimani.gov.tr
Field and clock profile
İstanbul Atatürk Airport is a near sea-level field at 163 ft (50 m), positioned at 40.9719° N, 28.8237° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 8,530 ft / 2,600 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
Bahçelievler is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.5 km. IST Istanbul is the closest retained airport alternative at 35 km.
Country airport peers
ISL is compared with IST Istanbul at 35 km, SAW Pendik, Istanbul at 42 km, ADB Gaziemir at 330 km, ESB Ankara at 365 km, NAV Nevşehir at 545 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
ISL-ADB Gaziemir: 330 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LTBA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. ataturkairport.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
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 8,530 ft / 2,600 m
Runway identifiers
05/23
OurAirports classifies ISL as a large airport, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
ISL (LTBA) is a near sea-level field at 163 ft (50 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ISL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ISL's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 8,530 ft / 2,600 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
TAV Airports Holding is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ISL.
- Formerly the primary international airport of Istanbul and the hub of Turkish Airlines, it was closed to commercial passenger flights on 6 April 2019.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at ataturkairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ISL
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
ISL uses Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
İstanbul Atatürk Airport is about 12 km from central Istanbul(Bakırköy); build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
IST Istanbul is the closest retained alternate at 35 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
ataturkairport.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 ISL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ISL ranks #7 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
ISL shares Europe/Istanbul with ADA Seyhan TR · ADB Gaziemir TR · ASR Kayseri TR · COV Tarsus TR · ESB Ankara TR · GZT Gaziantep TR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ISL is 163 ft (50 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BOD 162 ft (49 m) (1 ft delta) · FMO 160 ft (49 m) (3 ft delta) · RIC 167 ft (51 m) (4 ft delta) · BER 157 ft (48 m) (6 ft delta) · LIL 157 ft (48 m) (6 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ISL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are IST 35 km +0h · SAW 42 km +0h · ADB 330 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziemir | ADB | 330 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ISL to ADB
Gaziemir
Distance 330 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ISL. 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
Central Istanbul(Bakırköy) is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Istanbul 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.
İstanbul Atatürk 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 ISL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Bahçelievler
bahcelievler · 4.5 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Güngören Merter
guengoeren-merter · 6.7 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Merter Keresteciler
merter-keresteciler · 6.9 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zeytinburnu
zeytinburnu · 7.2 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bağcılar
bagcilar · 8.0 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Esenler
esenler · 9.1 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Istanbul
istanbul · 12 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yakuplu
yakuplu · 13 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eminönü
eminoenue · 13 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Esenyurt
esenyurt · 14 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Başakşehir
basaksehir · 15 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sultangazi
sultangazi · 15 km · Europe/Istanbul
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
İstanbul Atatürk 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: Gaziemir (ADB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 8,530 ft / 2,600 m; identifiers 05/23.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: TAV Airports Holding.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1912.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ISL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
İstanbul AirportIST
Istanbul · large airport
- Distance
- 35 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 325 ft (99 m)
Compare against IST when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportSAW
Pendik, Istanbul · large airport
- Distance
- 42 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.
Adnan Menderes International AirportADB
Gaziemir · large airport
- Distance
- 330 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 412 ft (126 m)
Compare against ADB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL) in?▾
İstanbul Atatürk Airport is in the Europe/Istanbul timezone (UTC+03:00, TRT).
What are the codes for İstanbul Atatürk Airport?▾
İstanbul Atatürk Airport uses IATA code ISL and ICAO code LTBA.
Where is İstanbul Atatürk Airport located?▾
İstanbul Atatürk Airport is located in Istanbul(Bakırköy), Turkey at coordinates 40.9719° N, 28.8237° E, with an elevation of 163 ft (50 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is İstanbul Atatürk Airport from central Istanbul(Bakırköy)?▾
İstanbul Atatürk Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Istanbul(Bakırköy).
Which route reference is most useful from ISL?▾
Gaziemir (ADB) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 15m, destination timezone Europe/Istanbul, and a +0h difference from ISL.
What other airports in Turkey are close peers to ISL?▾
ISL's curated peers in Turkey on this site include IST Istanbul, SAW Pendik, Istanbul, ADB Gaziemir, plus 3 more.
How many runways does İstanbul Atatürk Airport have?▾
İstanbul Atatürk Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 8,530 ft / 2,600 m; identifiers include 05/23.