Istanbul Atatürk Airport LTBA / ISL
Since scheduled airlines moved to Istanbul Airport in 2019, Atatürk has been Istanbul's dedicated business-aviation and state airport, with a General Aviation Terminal, several FBOs and no airline congestion. Around 35 minutes to Levent and Taksim on the European side. Fastest CIQ in the city.
9,843 ft
Longest runway
35 min
Drive to Istanbul
3
FBOs / handlers
163 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 20 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any business jet up to BBJ/ACJ.
Private terminals (FBOs)
- ExecuJet Istanbul (LTBA)
- Bilen Air Services
- Gözen Air Services
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (9,843 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Istanbul
- Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport LTFJ 9,843 ft · 45 min
- Istanbul Airport LTFM 13,451 ft · 50 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Istanbul Atatürk Airport · Sami Mlouhi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons