Istanbul's new airport achieves new numbers and distances

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

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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