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Atatürk Airport (IATA: ISL, ICAO: LTBA) (former IATA code: IST) (Turkish: Atatürk Havalimanı) is a general aviation airport in Istanbul. It used to be an intercontinental passenger and cargo hub and closed to commercial passenger flights on 6 April 2019 when all flights were transferred to the new Istanbul Airport.[4][5] All freight operations subsequently relocated as well by 5 February 2022.[6]

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Atatürk Airport Atatürk Havalimanı
IATA: ISL ICAO: LTBA
Summary
Airport type	Defunct
Owner	General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ)
Operator	TAV Airports
Serves	Istanbul, Turkey
Location	Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul
Opened	1912; 110 years ago (1912) (as airfield), 1953; 69 years ago (1953) (as airport)[1]
Closed	6 April 2019; 3 years ago (2019-04-06) (passengers) 5 February 2022; 8 months ago (2022-02-05) (cargo)
Elevation AMSL	163 ft / 50 m
Coordinates	40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E
Website	ataturkairport.com (archived on 8 February 2020)
Map
ISL Location within Istanbul Show map of Istanbul ISL ISL (Turkey) Show map of Turkey ISL ISL (Europe) Show map of Europe ISL ISL (North Atlantic) Show map of North Atlantic
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,580 8,465 Grooved asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers 16,112,804[2] International passengers 11,876,601
Source: Turkish AIP at Eurocontrol Turkey[3]

History

Growth and development

In 1911, a small apron with two hangars was built in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, for the Ottoman Armed Forces.[7] Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded Türk Tayyare Cemiyeti (Turkish Aircraft Company, today THK Türk Hava Kurumu) in 1925. In 1933, today's Turkish Airlines, the Türkiye Devlet Hava Yolları started its flights with two Curtiss Kingbird aircraft. Flights from Istanbul to Ankara and Athens began. The small apron was expanded and a new passenger terminal was built. This is considered the beginning of the airport's 86-year history. It was originally named Yeşilköy Airport. In the 1980s, it was renamed Atatürk International Airport.

It served more than 60 million passengers in 2015, making it the 11th-busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic and the 10th-busiest in the world in terms of international passenger traffic. In 2017, it was Europe's 5th-busiest airport after London–Heathrow, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt Airport, and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, having fallen from third place after a decline in passengers due to security fears.[8]

Closure

Istanbul Atatürk Airport was replaced in regards to commercial passenger functions by the newly constructed Istanbul Airport, in April 2019, in order to meet Istanbul's growing domestic and international air traffic demand as a source, destination, and transit point. Both airports were used in parallel for five months from late 2018, with the new airport gradually expanding to serve more domestic and regional destinations.[9] On 6 April 2019, Atatürk's IST IATA airport code was inherited by Istanbul Airport and Atatürk Airport was assigned the code ISL after the full transfer of all scheduled passenger activities to the new airport was completed.[10] The final commercial flight, Turkish Airlines Flight 54, left Atatürk Airport on 6 April 2019 at 2:44am for Singapore.[11]

On 5 February 2022, Turkish Cargo relocated all cargo flights and operations from their former hub at the airport to the new Istanbul Airport.[12][13]

In May 2022, works began to demolish the airport and eventually transform it into a park,[14] a move which was criticized by the Turkish opposition.[15]

Facilities

Defunct passenger terminals

Istanbul Atatürk Airport featured two passenger terminals linked to each other.[16] The former domestic terminal is the older and smaller of the two terminals and exclusively handled domestic flights within Turkey. It featured its own check-in and airside facilities on the upper floor, with twelve departure gates equipped with jet bridges[16] and five baggage claim belts on the ground level.[16] The former international terminal was inaugurated in 2000 and used for all international flights. It featured a large main hall containing 8 check-in aisles and a wide range of airside facilities such as shops and restaurants, 34 gates equipped with jet bridges, and 7 bus-boarding stands. The arrivals floor had 11 baggage claim belts.[16] In addition, there is a general aviation terminal to the northwest of the passenger terminals.[17]

Defunct cargo terminal

The airport featured a dedicated cargo terminal including facilities for the handling of radioactive and refrigerated freight.[18]

Other facilities

• Turkish Airlines has its headquarters in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building, located within the airport campus.[19][20]
• Prima Aviation Services Inc. has its MRO facilities in new technical site at the air side Gate A.[21]
• In May 2020, the Yeşilköy Prof. Dr. Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital using the former site of the 35L/35R runways were opened in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Airlines and destinations

As of April 2019, all passenger operations have been relocated to the new Istanbul Airport. As of February 2022, all cargo operations have been relocated to the new airport as well.[6] Currently, the airport serves only private and business jets[22] as well as operations on behalf of the Government of Turkey.

Statistics

Passenger statistics for Istanbul Atatürk Airport for the years 2002–2018 are below.[23]

Passenger statistics at Istanbul Atatürk Airport[23]

Year	Domestic passengers	Passenger % change	International passenger	Passenger % change	Total passenger	Passenger % change	World rank international	World rank total
2018[24]	19,170,141	2	48,811,305	10	67,981,446	6	10th	17th
2017[25]	19,450,347	2	44,277,101	7	63,727,448	5	11th	15th
2016	19,099,874	1	41,019,341	2	60,119,215	2	11th[26]	14th[27]
2015[28]	19,375,402	4	41,947,327	10	61,322,729	8	10th[29]	11th[30]
2014	18,754,002	9	38,200,788	12	56,954,790[31]	11	9th	13th[32]
2013	17,224,105	13	34,096,770	14	51,320,875	14	10th	18th
2012	15,281,321	14	29,717,196	24	44,998,508	20	13th[33]	21st[34]
2011	13,604,352	15	23,847,835	17	37,452,187	17	17th	28th
2010	11,800,999	3	20,344,620	11	32,145,619	8	19th	37th
2009	11,393,645	1	18,363,739	8	29,757,384	4
2008	11,484,063	20	17,069,069	26	28,553,132	23
2007	9,595,923	6	13,600,306	12	23,196,229	9
2006	9,091,693	21	12,174,281	3	21,265,974	10
2005	7,512,282	39	11,781,487	16	19,293,769	24
2004	5,430,925	70	10,169,676	14	15,600,601	29
2003	3,196,045	12	8,908,268	5	12,104,342	7
2002	2,851,487		8,506,204		11,357,691

Istanbul Atatürk Airport ranked 17th in ACI statistics at the end of 2011 in terms of international traffic with almost 24 million international passengers. It ranked 29th in the world in terms of total passenger traffic with over 37.4 million passengers in 2011. Its total traffic within the last decade more than tripled, and its international traffic quadrupled.[35][36]

Accidents and incidents

• On 30 January 1975, Turkish Airlines Flight 345, crashed into the Sea of Marmara during its final approach to the airport. All 42 passengers and crew on board were killed.[37]
• On 25 April 2015, Turkish Airlines Flight 1878, operated by A320-200, TC-JPE was severely damaged in a landing accident. The aircraft aborted the first hard landing, which inflicted engine and gear damage. On the second attempt at landing, the right gear collapsed and the aircraft rolled off the runway spinning 180 degrees. All on board evacuated without injury.[38]
• On 28 June 2016, three terrorists killed 44 civilians by gunfire and subsequent suicide bombings, along with 239 civilians injured.[39][40] The three men arrived in a taxi cab and opened fire at the terminal. The three men then blew themselves up when police opened fire. The airport has X-ray scanners at the entrance to the terminal but security checks for cars are limited.[39][41]
• On 15 July 2016, the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt took place. During the attempted coup, units of the Turkish Armed Forces seized control of the airport and closed it, but it was reopened after pro-government forces regained control.[42][43][44]

Accolades

• The Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers lists İstanbul Atatürk Airport as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey, a list of remarkable engineering projects completed in the first 50 years of the chamber's existence.[45]
• In the 2013 Air Transport News awards ceremony, İstanbul Atatürk Airport was named Airport of the Year.[46]
• The airport was named Europe's Best Airport in the 40-50 million passenger per year category at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards.[47]

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

Istanbul Atatürk Airport travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Istanbul Atatürk Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (archived on 8 February 2020)
• Current weather for LTBA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for IST at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Istanbul-Atatürk

Der Flughafen Istanbul-Atatürk (IATA: ISL, ICAO: LTBA; türkisch İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı; bis 1985 Flughafen Istanbul-Yeşilköy) war der größte internationale Verkehrsflughafen der Türkei. Der nach Mustafa Kemal Atatürk benannte Flughafen fertigte im Jahr 2018 über 68 Millionen Passagiere ab und zählte damit zu den größten Flughäfen in Europa. Nach der Eröffnung des neuen Istanbuler Flughafens nördlich der Stadt wurde er am 6. April 2019 dauerhaft für den Passagierflugverkehr geschlossen. Turkish Airlines, AtlasGlobal und Onur Air nutzten den Flughafen als Drehkreuz.[3]

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- [en] Atatürk Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Atatürk

El Aeropuerto Internacional Atatürk (en turco, Istanbul Atatürk Havalimanı) (IATA: IST, OACI: LTBA), anteriormente llamado Aeropuerto Internacional Yeşilköy, fue el principal aeropuerto internacional de Estambul, Turquía. Situado en Yeşilköy, en la parte europea de la ciudad, 15 km al sudoeste de la capital. Está nombrado en honor de Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, fundador y primer presidente de la República de Turquía.

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[fr] Aéroport Atatürk d'Istanbul

L'aéroport international Atatürk (en turc : Atatürk Uluslararası Havalimanı) (code IATA : ISL • code OACI : LTBA) est un aéroport international turc aujourd'hui fermé situé à environ 15 km à l'ouest du centre d'Istanbul, au bord de la mer de Marmara, dans le district de Yeşilköy, sur la partie européenne de la métropole turque. Il a été ouvert en 1924. Il est géré par TAV Airports Holding. Il avait auparavant pour code IST avant le déménagement du 6 avril 2019 vers le nouvel Aéroport d'Istanbul.

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[it] Aeroporto di Istanbul-Atatürk

L'Aeroporto di Istanbul-Atatürk (IATA: ISL, ICAO: LTBA) era il principale aeroporto turco, nonché quinto in Europa per numero di passeggeri. A partire dal 6 aprile 2019, i voli della Turkish Airlines sono stati spostati nel Nuovo Aeroporto di Istanbul, mentre quelli delle altre compagnie sono rimasti ad Atatürk.[1] L'aeroporto è rimasto aperto solo per merci, manutenzione / tecnica, aviazione generale, taxi aereo, voli aziendali e aerei statali e diplomatici.[2] Prima del trasloco della Turkish Airlines, Atatürk era il principale aeroporto della città e il più grande aeroporto in Turchia per numero totale di passeggeri, destinazioni servite e movimenti di aeromobili.

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[ru] Стамбульский аэропорт имени Ататюрка

Аэропорт Стамбул имени Ататю́рка (тур. İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı; ИАТА: ISL, ИКАО: LTBA) — бывший международный аэропорт в Стамбулe, крупнейший аэропорт Турции. Расположен в европейской части города в 24 километрах к западу от исторического центра города — площади Султанахмет, на берегу Мраморного моря. С 1980 года аэропорт носит имя Мустафы Кемаля Ататюрка — первого президента Турецкой Республики.

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