Istanbul is located on the Bosphorus and is centered around the Golden Horn port, and extends to the Asian side towards Anatolia, and the European side called Tariqa, as it is located between the two most important continents in the world.
Istanbul is considered one of the largest countries in the world as it occupies the second place in terms of population, and Turkey’s economic and cultural center And commercial, in addition to being one of the most important countries in the world active in tourism, in 2016, nearly 180 million people traveled by air to Turkey, and due to the continuous growth in the tourism boom, the number of airports in Istanbul had to be increased, as the number of airports reached 3 between International and domestic airports.
How many international airports in Istanbul?
Istanbul is one of the most important and largest Turkish cities, it is considered an indispensable economic and tourism center for investment, visitors flock to it frequently.
Whether for the purpose of studying in Turkish universities or for tourism, or for business, so there are two important international airports in it, and from the largest Turkish airports are Istanbul International Airport and Ataturk International Airport, where each of them provides many air services, especially towards the European continent.
Ataturk International Airport
Ataturk Airport is one of the largest Turkish airports in general, as the construction process began in 1949 AD, and it opened its doors to travelers in 1953, and it was called Istanbul International Airport, and in 1980 the airport’s name was changed to Ataturk International Airport, relative to the President of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and Ataturk International Airport is located in Istanbul in the part of the European continent, where it is 23 kilometers from the city center to the west, and the area of Ataturk International Airport is 9 million, 470 and 554 square meters, and the airport is equipped and adapted to the fluctuations of the weather. It is possible to take off or land, whatever the weather conditions.
The number of passengers at Ataturk International Airport:
Ataturk Airport occupies the first place in Turkey in terms of the number of passengers, and the eighth place in the world, as it is one of the airports that is characterized by its crowding, as this airport accommodates millions of travelers annually, as the number of passengers in 2008 reached more than 25 million passengers In 2012, the number of passengers reached 45 million, and in line with the congestion there are changes every year to accommodate the huge number of travelers, and the airport was awarded the title of the best European airport for the year 2013.
Ataturk International Airport facilities:
- 23 passenger bridges.
- 224 login counters 74 counters for registering passports.
- 7076 parking spaces.
- You can find restaurants, cafes and duty free shops at a location in the airport.
- TAV Airport Hotel.
- Emergency medical clinic.
- Pharmacies. post office.
- Information centers.
- Places to sell newspapers.
- Car rental offices.
- Currency exchange and exchange offices.
- Massage and massage centers.
- Hotel reservations offices.
Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul
Location of Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul: It is located in the Asian part of Turkey, 28 miles southeast of Istanbul, rising about 300 feet above sea level, and it is the second most important Turkish airport in general, and the second most important airport in Istanbul in particular, The airport represents the 16th in Turkey, and Sabiha Airport was named after the military fighter Sabiha Gulgen, who was the first woman to pilot a war plane in Turkey. Sabiha Airport was established to accommodate the number of passengers at Ataturk Airport, and the construction process began in 1998 and opened its doors in 2001.
Stations and facilities for the airport Sabiha Colgin:
The International Terminal: It has an area of 20,000 m, and annually accommodates 3,000,000 passengers. It includes three lounges, two for check-out, and the third includes 12 passport offices.
The station also includes the following facilities:
- 11 check-in offices,
- 11 gates, and 4. VIP lounges.
- There are two garages, one for cars and can accommodate 600 cars, and the other for buses, which can park 50 buses.
- Post office.
- Car rental offices.
- Tax-free stores.
- Restaurants and cafes.
The second station:
The area of the second station is 2000 m². It consists of arrivals and departure lounges, luggage services, and registration sections. It can accommodate 500,000 passengers annually, in addition to restaurants and various services.
Istanbul’s new airport, a new jewel of the new Turkey in the world, emphasizing its pioneering role in the world of transportation, and the extent of development it has reached in all areas of life.
And a reflection of Turkey’s advanced civilizational renaissance; Istanbul’s new airport came with modern features and “logistical” services that are not available in most of the important international airports. To deserve the title of the best and largest airports in the world with merit and distinction.
Istanbul’s new airport, the integrated city!
Some of them described Istanbul’s new airport as a full city; But it is not like any ordinary city, it is a developed city in which Turkish Airlines offers its guests the highest levels of luxury and comfort, so what has been allocated to places of comfort for travelers from rooms, suites, shower rooms, cinemas, and libraries, in addition to the foods served on the origins of ancient Turkish hospitality, enriches Travelers – with all due credit – about staying in luxurious five-star hotels, where Turkish Airlines was keen to provide travelers with amenities of standards beyond description, mastery and distinction.
With the start of the new Istanbul airport, which entered the history of aviation into the business from its widest gates, Turkish Airlines began with international airlines operating and receiving flights to and from all parts of the world.
Turkish Airlines, which has always been the bearer of the flag of excellence, has achieved unprecedented leadership and excellence, by directing its flights to more than 306 points in 124 countries around the world, also not missing the high levels of luxury for its pilots that make these flights.
The passenger salon at Istanbul’s new airport races the 5-star hotels
Istanbul’s new airport attracts the attention of its visitors, attracting attention to perfect its workmanship, when visiting the passenger salon, which is called the CİP Lounge, which is designated by Turkish Airlines to serve passengers of special commercial importance, you will be dazzled by the splendor of its construction design and elegance, as Turkish Airlines moved its luxury salon from the airport Ataturk to Istanbul’s new airport, with an expansion of its area to 9,580 square meters, compared to 6,000 square meters at Ataturk Airport.
Turkish Airlines has provided its new salon, which was preceded by the most luxurious hotels, with many facilities; From a cinema, library, museum, children’s playground, golf playground, traditional-style café and next to it is a beautiful garden.
Turkish Airlines has allocated 24 suites with 24 shower rooms in its new salon in order to ensure the complete comfort of travelers of importance, who are on “transit” flights, and who wait for their planes for long periods. It has also provided 6 meeting rooms for travelers to hold their meetings in it at the need.
It is reported that Istanbul’s new airport has won many international awards even before its opening. The control tower, designed by “Pininfarina” and “Aecom”, was awarded the “European Center for Architecture and Design” award in 2015.
In 2016, the Passenger Building won a design award in the future projects and infrastructure category of the International Architecture Festival.
The impact of the architectural art appeared on the roof of the building, which was built in the style of the designs of the famous Ottoman architect Sinan Agha (1489/1588 AD).
Honoring foreign travelers with traditional Turkish food
And at Istanbul’s new airport, which is home to travelers from all over the world, and is a candidate for the world’s air transport hub, Turkish Airlines honors its guests with the most delicious traditional Turkish foods, such as the distinctive foods flavored with olive oil in the Aegean region, Kayseri mantısı, dried beans, and boiled eggplant, Grape leaves, and other foods, in addition to the famous Turkish sweets such as baklava and qatayef.
Travelers get their papers done while sitting down!
Among the new services that Turkish Airlines added to its services with the move to Istanbul’s new airport: special cabins for checking papers, passports and cards for the business class, in which the traveler performs his work and checks his papers with the reception staff “cabin employees” while sitting. In addition, the “cabins” are equipped with seats for all travelers.
It is noteworthy that last October, in a historic opening ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the first phase of Istanbul’s third airport, which is one of the largest airports in the world.
Istanbul’s new airport opened its doors to all travelers after the major migration to it on April 6, 2019, after Turkish Airlines announced that it would fully transfer its flights from Ataturk Airport to the new airport, with a total area of about 76.5 million square meters, with a capacity in the phase The first of his work to receive 90 million passengers a year. And it will take off from the airport and land (2000) thousand planes per day. From the airport, flights will be organized daily to more than 350 destinations around the world.
It was announced that on the first day of the airport’s opening, the number of passengers had reached nearly 25,000, between arrivals and departures.
Istanbul’s new airport is estimated to have a capacity of 150 to 200 million passengers annually, compared to 90 million passengers at Ataturk Airport.
With the opening of its new airport, the Istanbul municipality provided a free transfer service for passengers from Ataturk Airport to the new Istanbul Airport, which will last for 15 days from the date of its opening.
Turkish Airlines ended its flights at Ataturk Airport with an international flight to Singapore. On Monday, April 7, the first Turkish Airlines plane took off from its new headquarters at Istanbul Airport to the Turkish capital, Ankara.