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Atatürk International Airport

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Istanbul Ataturk International Airport
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IATA: IST - ICAO: LTBA
Summary

<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Turkish Government Airport Management</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Istanbul</td></tr>

Elevation AMSL 163 ft (50 m)
Coordinates 40°58′37″N, 28°48′53″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18L/36R 9,842 3,000 Concrete
18R/36L 9,842 3,000 Concrete
06/24 7,546 2,300 Concrete

Atatürk International Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTBA) is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is 15 kilometers (9 miles) southwest of the city centre. The airport is named in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the modern Turkish republic.

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[edit] Terminals

There are two passenger terminals, one International and one Domestic (Terminal A and Terminal B), and a Cargo terminal (Terminal C). Inaugurated in 2001, the international terminal is considered one of the most efficient and modern terminals in the world [citation needed]. Before the new terminal opened, a single terminal handled both domestic and international traffic and was very crowded. The domestic terminal, now relieved of international traffic, is spacious, despite its 1970s design.

The airport terminals are operated by TAV (Tepe-Akfen-Ventures) since January 2000, who has invested 600 Million US$ since 1998. In 2005 TAV has won the concession agreement to operate the Ataturk for 15.5 years at a record breaking amount of 3 Billion US$, which also represents the highest figure for such a privatization project in Turkey, Eastern Europe, Middle East, CIS and North Africa.

[edit] Traffic

Ataturk still faces capacity issues; it ranks somewhere between thirty-first and fortieth in the world by cargo traffic and handled over 573,000 tonnes of cargo traffic in 2004 and was expected to handle 615,000 tonnes of cargo in 2005.

In terms of passenger traffic, IST had 15.6 million passengers in 2004, 10.2 million of whom were international travelers. It is expected to have 20 million passengers in 2005, 12.5 million of whom will be international. That means that Atatürk will a nearly thirty percent increase in passenger traffic and a nearly twenty-five percent increase in international passenger traffic. [1]. Its rated capacity of 14 million international passengers per year and 7 million domestic passengers per year will not be enough for the demand in 2006. Istanbul is expected to have a demand of 30 million international passengers per year and 20 million domestic passengers per year by 2010.

Atatürk shares traffic with Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, which is on the Asian side of Istanbul. The two airports both provide domestic and international service to the Istanbul area, but booming passenger demands (as well as the physical impossibility of expanding Ataturk) suggest that a 4th airport will be required by 2007, as the Hezarfen Airport is not big enough to support international flights. This new airport is planned to be located north of Istanbul in Kemerburgaz which is close to the Levent business district.

[edit] Services

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Free WLAN is available at the international arrival area (after customs control) and in the international departure area (after passport control).

[edit] Incidents

[edit] 2006 - Fire

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At about 3:30 p.m. (local time, GMT+3) on May 24, 2006, a fire broke out in the Cargo terminal (Terminal C) building, about 1km away from the International and Domestic terminal buildings, billowing clouds of black smoke and forcing the suspension of some air traffic. Local officials have reportedly attributed the fire to sparks from a soldering iron. Three people were treated due to smoke inhaling.

The fire was under control after 90 minutes of work by firemen and accompanying 2 Bombardier CL-215 fire-fighting planes which were hired 2 days ago by the Metropolitan Municipality. [2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

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[edit] External links


Image:Flughafensymbol.svg International Airports in Turkey Image:Flag of Turkey.svg
Adnan Menderes Airport | Antalya Airport | Atatürk International Airport | Erkilet International Airport | Esenboga International Airport | Milas-Bodrum Airport | Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
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