AirportsIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is a large airport serving Pendik, Istanbul, in İstanbul Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SAW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SAW
- ICAO code
- LTFJ
- City
- Pendik, Istanbul
- State or region
- İstanbul Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.8986° N, 29.3092° E
- Elevation
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,540 m (11,614 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SAW means Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTFJ. 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 40.8986° N, 29.3092° E. It stands 95 metres (312 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
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,540 metres (11,614 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 3,540 m 11,614 ft | 60 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 06L/24R | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| İstanbul AirportIstanbul | IST | 64 km |
| Bursa Yenişehir AirportYenişehir | YEI | 75 km |
| Tekirdağ Çorlu AirportÇorlu | TEQ | 120 km |
| Hasan Polatkan AirportEskişehir | AOE | 159 km |
| Balıkesir AirportBalıkesir | BZI | 184 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,517 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,778 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,968 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,551 km | 3 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,090 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,061 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,627 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,948 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,918 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
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