Istanbul's new airport achieves new numbers and distances

2019-06-27

At a historic opening ceremony, the first phase of Istanbul's third airport opened, with the participation of a large number of foreign officials and senior guests, and Istanbul's new airport will provide access from Istanbul to 41 countries within 3 hours and 66 countries within 5 hours.

Watchtower

Watchtower, one of the airport's features, designed in the form of a tulip flower, is Istanbul's unique 90-metre-high icon.

Main Building of Istanbul Airport

4 million square meters
The new terminal is the largest undivided airport building in the world.
Duty-Free market area in the form of the Bosphorus

Istanbul Airport: The World's Largest Airport After Completion

5 million m2 area
Six independent runways
500 aircraft Capacity
Garage with a capacity of 40,000 cars
In the first phase, it serves 90 million passengers a year.
After completing the airport stages, it will serve 200 million passengers in total.
2,000 aircraft can take off and land daily
The restaurant area of 32,000 m2
22,000 m2 private passenger lounge
10,000 m2 retail area
Office area of 10,000 m2
More than 450 hotel rooms

East-West

Flights to more than 350 international destinations will take place.
With Istanbul Airport officially entering service, Turkey has become one of the most important transit hubs between north, south, east and west.
Istanbul can reach 41 countries within 3 hours and 66 countries within 5 hours.
The airport connects 60 countries with a $20 trillion economy.

Regular Flights to

Destination	Duration
Rome	02:25
Berlin	03:00
Moscow	03:05
Tehran	03:30
London	04:00
Doha	04:15
Dubai	04:25
New Delhi	05:50
Beijing	09:00
Seoul	10:30
New York	11:00
Singapore	11:00
Cape Town	11:10
Hong Kong	11:30
Tokyo	12:00
San Francisco	13:25
Sao Paulo	13:25
Los Angeles	13:45
Sydney	22:55