Atatürk International Airport: International airport in Istanbul, Turkey
Atatürk International Airport (formerly Yeşilköy International Airport) is the major international airport in Turkey.
It is in the European part of Istanbul. In 2010, about 32 million passengers used Atatürk Airport. It was the 8th busiest airport in Europe in 2010.
Istanbul Atatürk Airport İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | TAV Airports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1912 (as airfield) 1953 (as airport) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 163 ft / 50 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611°N 28.81417°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | ataturkairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Turkish AIP at Eurocontrol Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||
The airport has three terminals – Terminal 1 for international passengers, 2 for domestic passengers, and 3 for cargo. Atatürk Airport has three runways - runways 3000x45m (17L/35R & 17R/35L) and runway 2600x60m (05/23).
To get to the city center from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), there is a light rail service, airport shuttle service, municipal buses, taxi, or hire cars.
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