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 |
Logistics of Istanbul New Airport
- 4 million square metres of cargo area
- 5 million- and 500,000-tons shipping capacity
- 700,000 m2 maintenance and repair area
- 143 vehicles with a passenger runway
- More than 600 elevators and escalators
- More than 20 000 waiting chairs
Edited by Safaraq Tourism
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