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İstanbul Airport (IST)
Istanbul, Turkiye · ICAO LTFM · Large airport
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5Runwayspaved runways
325ftElevationabove sea level
41.27, 28.73Coordinateslatitude / longitude
00:05 Europe/IstanbulTime zonecurrent local time
24,737,085People within 100 kmcatchment area
İstanbul Airport (IST / LTFM) is large airport serving Istanbul in Turkiye. It sits at 41.275, 28.732, 325 ft above sea level, with 5 runways. Around 24,737,085 people live in major cities within 100 km.
Catchment area
İstanbul Airport serves a catchment area of approximately 24,737,085 people in major cities within 100 km (about 32,407,721 within 150 km). This is our own calculation from airport coordinates and a global cities dataset.
Population in major cities (50k+) within each radius of the airport.
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Airlines at İstanbul Airport
Wizz Air UK
Pegasus Airlines
Transavia France
AjetMajor cities near İstanbul Airport
Major cities within 100 km of the airport (its catchment area):
- Arnavutkoy 326,452 people · 10 km
- Kayabasi 111,395 people · 18 km
- Catalca 77,468 people · 27 km
- Esenyurt 983,571 people · 27 km
- Bagcilar 740,069 people · 29 km
- Sariyer 350,454 people · 30 km
- Kagithane 455,943 people · 30 km
- Esenler 445,421 people · 30 km
- Gungoren 282,692 people · 30 km
- Kucukcekmece 326,452 people · 31 km
Alternative airports near Istanbul
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
SAW · 64 km away
Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport
TEQ · 70 km away
Local time and daylight
Istanbul
- Current time00:05
- Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
- Sunrise05:31
- Sunset20:34
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