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
- 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.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 9,843 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- 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
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- 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