Airportsİstanbul Airport is a large airport serving Istanbul, in İstanbul Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IST
- ICAO code
- LTFM
- City
- Istanbul
- State or region
- İstanbul Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 41.2749° N, 28.7321° E
- Elevation
- 99 m (325 ft)
- Runways
- 6
- Longest runway
- 4,100 m (13,451 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IST means İstanbul Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTFM. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.2749° N, 28.7321° E. It stands 99 metres (325 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
İstanbul Airport has 6 runways in the data. The longest is 4,100 metres (13,451 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 4,100 m 13,451 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 4,100 m 13,451 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16L/34R | 3,750 m 12,303 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,750 m 12,303 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 3,060 m 10,039 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,819 m 9,250 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportPendik, Istanbul | SAW | 64 km |
| Tekirdağ Çorlu AirportÇorlu | TEQ | 70 km |
| Bursa Yenişehir AirportYenişehir | YEI | 133 km |
| Burgas AirportBurgas, Bulgaria | BOJ | 176 km |
| Balıkesir AirportBalıkesir | BZI | 196 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,567 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,836 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,030 km | 4 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,487 km | 3 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,026 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,002 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,681 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,959 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,973 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.