Atatürk International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Istanbul Atatürk Airport İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı
IATA: ISL ICAO: LTBA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ)
Operator	TAV Airports
Serves	Istanbul, Turkey
Location	Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Turkey
Opened	1912 (as airfield) 1953 (as airport)
Hub for	MNG Airlines Turkish Airlines Cargo
Elevation AMSL	163 ft / 50 m
Coordinates	40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611°N 28.81417°E / 40.97611; 28.81417
Website	ataturkairport.com
Map
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Runway
Runway Length Surface m ft 17L/35R 3,000 9,843 Concrete 17R/35L 3,000 9,843 Concrete 05/23 2,580 8,465 Grooved Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Total passengers 67,981,446 International passengers 48,811,305
Source: Turkish AIP at Eurocontrol Turkey

Atatürk International Airport (formerly Yesilkoy International Airport) is the major international airport in Turkey. It is in the European part of Istanbul. In 2010, about 32 million passengers used Atatürk Airport. It was the 8th busiest airport in Europe in 2010.

The airport has three terminals – Terminal 1 for international passengers, 2 for domestic passengers, and 3 for cargo. Atatürk Airport has three runways - runways 3000x45m (17L/35R & 17R/35L) and runway 2600x60m (05/23).

To get to the city center from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), there is a light rail service, airport shuttle service, municipal buses, taxi, or hire cars.

Images for kids

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  The original terminal at Yeşilköy in 1970.

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  The former main terminal inaugurated in 1983, which then served as the domestic section until 2019.

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  The now defunct main passenger terminal in 2013.

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Atatürk para niños