Istanbul Ataturk Airport - IST 8.18

Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Istanbul, Turkey’s gate to the world, the city that never sleeps, is a test in terms of airport operations-- with its population over 15 million, and millions of guests welcomed every year. The Atatürk Airport International Terminal, which was built according to the Build-Operate-Transfer model, was constructed in a record period of 22 months. The terminal, which was opened for services in January 2000, was expanded with an additional facility in 2004. TAV Airports Holding was awarded operation of the Domestic Terminal in July 2005. With renovations undertaken in 2006, Domestic Terminal was modernized with new technological systems and it renewed with a process covering the façade. In February 2010, a new extension project carried out to enhance the comfort and service quality offered to the passengers at the International and Domestic Terminals and Car Park. Atatürk Airport is not only the biggest airport of Turkey, but also welcomed with respect throughout Europe; with its architecture, speed of passenger flow and services. Istanbul Atatürk Airport serves more than 1,300 aircraft and approximately 160,000 passengers every day.

Atatürk Airport provided service to more than 61 million passengers in 2015 with an 8 percent rise compared to the previous year and more than 447,000 flights. Istanbul Ataturk Airport, the third busiest airport in Europe in 2015, will be able to accommodate more passengers with the international terminal extension project.

For the official web site, please visit www.ataturkairport.com