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SAW · Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
--:--:-- · TRT (UTC+03:00) · 40.8986° N, 29.3092° E
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Secondary airport serving Istanbul, Turkey
Verification trail
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.
OurAirports ID 4569; ident LTFJ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
sgairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceSabiha Gökçen International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
SAW / LTFJ
OurAirports ident
LTFJ
GPS / local code
LTFJ
ISO region
TR-34
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
sgairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q723622
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 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 Jun 3, 1:31 AM UTC.
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
33 km
Approximate distance to central Pendik, Istanbul.
Country capital
Ankara
Languages
Turkish
Currency
TRY (₺)
Country area
783,562 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,614 ft / 3,540 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
2001 · Malaysia Airports
Owner / entity
Q723622
Hub airlines
Pegasus Airlines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey. Pendik, Istanbul's built-up core sits roughly 33 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.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW / LTFJ) is at 40.8986° N, 29.3092° E, elevation 312 ft (95 m), serving Pendik, Istanbul, 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.
Pendik, Istanbul is in Turkey (capital Ankara); on Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00); working languages: Turkish; currency: TRY (₺).
Distance from central Pendik, Istanbul: 33 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SAW.
Primary airport name
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW / LTFJ)
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Secondary airport serving Istanbul, Turkey
Known label 1
Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı
Alternate airport-name cue retained for SAW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LTFJ · LTFJ · TR-34
sgairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Location cue
Located 32 km (20 mi) southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the operating base for AJet and Pegasus Airlines.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
1. Sultanbeyli
sultanbeyli · 7.6 km from SAW
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 286,622 · city coordinates 40.9607, 29.2707
2. Sancaktepe
sancaktepe · 13 km from SAW
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 241,000 · city coordinates 41.0024, 29.2319
3. Maltepe
maltepe · 14 km from SAW
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 427,040 · city coordinates 40.9357, 29.1551
4. Gebze
gebze · 15 km from SAW
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 281,436 · city coordinates 40.8028, 29.4307
5. Ataşehir
atasehir · 19 km from SAW
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 361,615 · city coordinates 40.9833, 29.1167
6. Umraniye
umraniye · 20 km from SAW
Turkey · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · population 573,265 · city coordinates 41.0164, 29.1248
1. ISL LTBA
İstanbul Atatürk Airport · Istanbul(Bakırköy)
42 km from SAW · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 163 ft (50 m) · airport coordinates 40.9719, 28.8237
2. IST LTFM
İstanbul Airport · Istanbul
64 km from SAW · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 325 ft (99 m) · airport coordinates 41.2749, 28.7321
3. ESB LTAC
Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara
323 km from SAW · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 3,125 ft (952 m) · airport coordinates 40.1281, 32.9951
1. SAW-IST
Istanbul · 64 km · 55m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from SAW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SAW-ESB
Ankara · 323 km · 1h 15m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from SAW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,614 ft / 3,540 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SAW.
Runway identifiers
06L/24R · 06R/24L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. ISL LTBA
İstanbul Atatürk Airport · Istanbul(Bakırköy) · 42 km from SAW
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 163 ft (50 m) · 40.9719, 28.8237
2. IST LTFM
İstanbul Airport · Istanbul · 64 km from SAW
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 325 ft (99 m) · 41.2749, 28.7321
3. ESB LTAC
Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara · 323 km from SAW
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,125 ft (952 m) · 40.1281, 32.9951
4. ADB LTBJ
Adnan Menderes International Airport · Gaziemir · 343 km from SAW
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 412 ft (126 m) · 38.2924, 27.1570
5. NAV LTAZ
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · Nevşehir · 505 km from SAW
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,100 ft (945 m) · 38.7719, 34.5345
6. ASR LTAU
Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Kayseri · 579 km from SAW
large airport · Europe/Istanbul · turkey · 3,463 ft (1,056 m) · 38.7704, 35.4954
Source note 1
Located 32 km (20 mi) southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the operating base for AJet and Pegasus Airlines.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SAW.
SAW 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.
Common country-language signals: Turkish. Currency context: TRY (₺). SAW is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
SAW is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Secondary airport serving 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.
Location cue: Located 32 km (20 mi) southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the operating base for AJet and Pegasus Airlines.
Wikidata airport entity: Q723622 · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. Administrative area: Pendik. Named after: Istanbul · Sabiha Gökçen. Entity official-site cross-check: sabihagokcen.aero
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is a low-elevation field at 312 ft (95 m), positioned at 40.8986° N, 29.3092° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,614 ft / 3,540 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.
Sultanbeyli is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.6 km. ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy) is the closest retained airport alternative at 42 km.
SAW is compared with ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy) at 42 km, IST Istanbul at 64 km, ESB Ankara at 323 km, ADB Gaziemir at 343 km, NAV Nevşehir at 505 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.
SAW-IST Istanbul: 64 km, about 55m, +0h. SAW-ESB Ankara: 323 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident LTFJ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. sgairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Pegasus Airlines
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,614 ft / 3,540 m
Runway identifiers
06L/24R, 06R/24L
OurAirports classifies SAW as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Pendik, Istanbul.
SAW (LTFJ) is a low-elevation field at 312 ft (95 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
SAW sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SAW's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,614 ft / 3,540 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
Malaysia Airports is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for SAW.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at sgairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
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.
SAW uses Europe/Istanbul (TRT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 33 km from central Pendik, Istanbul; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy) is the closest retained alternate at 42 km, time difference +0h.
sgairport.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.
These comparisons place SAW inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
SAW ranks #10 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.
SAW 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.
SAW is 312 ft (95 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include IAD 312 ft (95 m) (0 ft delta) · OMS 311 ft (95 m) (1 ft delta) · OTP 314 ft (96 m) (2 ft delta) · ATH 308 ft (94 m) (4 ft delta) · EMA 306 ft (93 m) (6 ft delta).
SAW's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ISL 42 km +0h · IST 64 km +0h · ESB 323 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | IST | 64 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Ankara | ESB | 323 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SAW to IST
Distance 64 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from SAW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SAW to ESB
Distance 323 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from SAW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
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.
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.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen 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.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SAW, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Sultanbeyli
sultanbeyli · 7.6 km · Europe/Istanbul
Sancaktepe
sancaktepe · 13 km · Europe/Istanbul
Maltepe
maltepe · 14 km · Europe/Istanbul
Gebze
gebze · 15 km · Europe/Istanbul
Ataşehir
atasehir · 19 km · Europe/Istanbul
Umraniye
umraniye · 20 km · Europe/Istanbul
Yalova
yalova · 27 km · Europe/Istanbul
Üsküdar
ueskuedar · 28 km · Europe/Istanbul
Çubuklu
cubuklu · 30 km · Europe/Istanbul
Eminönü
eminoenue · 31 km · Europe/Istanbul
İstinye
istinye · 32 km · Europe/Istanbul
Şişli
sisli · 32 km · Europe/Istanbul
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Pegasus Airlines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Istanbul (IST), Ankara (ESB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SAW. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
İstanbul Atatürk AirportISL
Istanbul(Bakırköy) · large airport
Compare against ISL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
İstanbul AirportIST
Istanbul · large airport
Compare against IST when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Esenboğa International AirportESB
Ankara · large airport
Compare against ESB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is in the Europe/Istanbul timezone (UTC+03:00, TRT).
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport uses IATA code SAW and ICAO code LTFJ.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is located in Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey at coordinates 40.8986° N, 29.3092° E, with an elevation of 312 ft (95 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport sits roughly 33 km from the nearest mapped city center for Pendik, Istanbul.
Istanbul (IST) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Europe/Istanbul, and a +0h difference from SAW.
SAW's curated peers in Turkey on this site include ISL Istanbul(Bakırköy), IST Istanbul, ESB Ankara, plus 3 more.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,614 ft / 3,540 m; identifiers include 06L/24R, 06R/24L.
