page_title: Istanbul Airport
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Istanbul Airport / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: A sketch of the terminal building with the the sides (domestic and international) and the gate areas.
context_page_description: Istanbul Airport is the main international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city.
  All scheduled commercial passenger flights were transferred from Istanbul Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport on April 6, 2019, following the closure of Istanbul Atatürk Airport for scheduled passenger flights. The IATA airport code IST was also transferred to the new airport. Once all phases are completed by the mid-2020s, the airport will be able to accommodate 200 million passengers a year.
context_section_description: The airport currently has one terminal in service for domestic and international flights and four runways that are currently in operation. The two 17/35 runways are both 4,100 metres (13,451 feet) long, while the 16/34 runways are both 3,750 metres (12,303 feet) long. Runways 17L/35R and 16R/34L are 60 metres (197 feet) wide, while 17R/35L and 16L/34R are 45 metres (148 feet) wide. All runway surfaces are asphalt.
caption: The different gate areas of Istanbul Airport
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