Where is Istanbul airport located?
/ 41.26222°N 28.72778°E / 41.26222; 28.72778 / 41.26222°N 28.72778°E / 41.26222; 28.72778 Istanbul Airport ( IATA: IST, ICAO: LTFM) ( Turkish: İstanbul Havalimanı) is the main international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city.
How many destinations does the İga İstanbul Airport offer?
Once complete, the İstanbul Airport will offer flights to more than 350 destinations with an annual passenger capacity of up to 200 million. About İGA About Us Who Are We? Brand Strategy
When will Istanbul Airport be fully functional?
All in all, Istanbul Airport, fully functional from 04/06/19 despite the construction not finished yet, has already become a major transportation hub connecting three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, and will be developed into an even more significant aviation center as time goes by. Has the new Istanbul airport opened?
How to get from Istanbul Airport to Istanbul Metro?
Although currently the airport is only serviced from the city by affordable private Havaist and public İETT buses, it will eventually be linked by two lines of the Istanbul Metro. The new M11 line starting from Gayrettepe station is scheduled to open in late 2021.
What happened to Istanbul Atatürk Airport?
All scheduled commercial passenger flights were transferred from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport on April 6, 2019, following the closure of Istanbul Atatürk Airport for scheduled passenger flights. The IATA airport code IST was also transferred to the new airport.
Which Istanbul airport features are the most distinctive?
However, the famous, multi-award-winning air traffic control tower is, without any doubt, the most distinctive airport feature. The 90-meters high structure resembles a tulip, a historical symbol of Istanbul city. As impressive, fresh and technologically-advanced the new Istanbul airport may be, it has a major drawback.
How many people fly into Istanbul Airport each year?
The new Istanbul Airport is operational over one year, having served more than 40 million passengers. In its final phase, approximately by 2025, the airport will be able to handle up to 200 million passengers annually, becoming the biggest airport worldwide in terms of passenger traffic.