Istanbul Airport LTFM / IST
Turkey's mega-hub on the Black Sea coast, 50 minutes or more from the European business districts, with a GA terminal but long taxi times. Used mainly for widebody VIP charters and airline connections; Atatürk is the practical choice for business jets.
13,451 ft
Longest runway
50 min
Drive to Istanbul
3
FBOs / handlers
325 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- concrete
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 45 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.istairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- IGA General Aviation Terminal
- Gözen Air Services
- Bilen 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 13,451 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 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
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.
Other airports for Istanbul
- Istanbul Atatürk Airport LTBA 9,843 ft · 35 min
- Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport LTFJ 9,843 ft · 45 min