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Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport

  • PAX: 35,465,508
  • IATA: SAW
  • ICAO: LTFJ

About The Airport

    • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), located on the Asian side of Istanbul, served over 41.4 million passengers in 2024.
    • Currently, SAW is the 2nd busiest airport in Türkiye, the 9th busiest in Europe, and the fastest-growing major airport (40M+ category) in Europe.
    • As the city airport of Istanbul, SAW is easily accessible by major highways, roads and public transport. 
    • The terminal is directly connected to the city center by metro, with a travel time of just 50 minutes to Kadıköy.
    • Within the 2 hours’ drive catchment area, SAW is capable of serving over 23 million people.

What makes Istanbul so impressive?

The left behind traces of cultures make Istanbul one of the most unique cities and the only city in the world that sits on 2 continents. Over 15 million people live in this vibrant city, which serves as a bridge between the West and East.

Airport Facts

  • SAW is located 40 km away from the city centre Taksim and 25 km away from Kadıköy; the city centre of the Asian side of the city.
  • SAW catchment area is also among the 4 developing cities (Gebze, Kocaeli, Bursa(Yalova) , Sakarya(Sapanca), ) with the highest GDP/ capita contribution, which accounts at least 40% of Turkey’s GDP. This provides an important feed for SAW Cargo Terminal, which has a capacity of over 90,000 tonnes.
  • SAW is home to Pegasus, its main carrier and second biggest carrier is Ajet. SAW connectivity spreads across over 114 international destinations and 39 domestic destination.
  • Under a single terminal operation for both international and domestic passengers, SAW provides seamless airport experience for passenger, with short connecting time and walking distance.
  • Second runway construction which is completed at the end of year 2023 and together with renovation of a Terminal 1, SAW is expected to increase significantly its handling capacity.
  • The night curfew was lifted on 10 October 2025, providing greater flexibility for evening operations

 

Facts and Figures

  • List of Top 5 Airlines: Pegasus Airlines, Ajet ,Qatar Airways, Flynas, Air Arabia Group
  • Number of Serving Airlines: 23 scheduled airlines
  • Number of Direct Destinations: 153
  • Number of Terminals: 1
  • Number of Runways: 2
  • Length of Main Runway (m): 3500
  • Passenger Numbers (mppa): 41488653
  • Cargo Tonnes (p.a.): 90 t
  • Ownership: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  • Operational Opening Hours: 24 hours
  • Total Catchment Population: 23 M.
  • Urban Population: 16 M.
  • Aircraft Parking Stands: 186

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