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Serving its passengers with a main terminal building of 1.4 million square meters under a single roof, iGA Istanbul Airport currently has an annual capacity of 90 million passengers. Since becoming fully operational, iGA Istanbul Airport has hosted more than 438 million passengers in total and currently provides connections to over 330 destinations worldwide.
As the most significant global transit hub in its region, iGA Istanbul Airport—with its infrastructure, technology, and high-level air travel experience—has played a leading role in elevating Turkish aviation to the premier league through its performance during the pandemic and normalization periods. Furthermore, it continues to serve as a vital center for cargo transportation, which is rapidly increasing in global trade. In this context, iGA Istanbul Airport has increased its cargo destinations to over 150. While it possessed a cargo capacity of 4 million tons at its opening, it maintains an infrastructure that will reach a 5.5 million-ton cargo capacity upon completion of all investment phases.
| Airline | Country | IATA | ICAO | Contact | Lounge | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aegean Airlines |
Greece | A3 | AEE | 00 30 21 0626 1000 | Go | |
Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
Russia | SU | AFL | 0212 243 47 25 | Go | |
Afriqiyah Airways |
Libya | 8U | AAW | +218 918800122 | Go | |
Air Albania |
Albania | ZB | ABN | +355 4224 60 00 | Go |
Situated at only five hours of flight-time from Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, North and East Europe, Turkey's geographical position attributes a strategic significance to cargo and logistics operations. Because of its strategic geographical position, investments of national and international companies continuously increase in Türkiye; consequently, the goal of the Istanbul Airport is to become one of the largest cargo hubs worldwide and contribute to Turkish economy.
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iGA Istanbul Airport has been the most resilient airport in the sector. During the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, like many global airports, we at the airport decided to prepare our self for Post Pandemic era. iGA Istanbul Airport has the most central geographical location connecting East & West and North & South. Within 2 hours drive, we have a catchment area of 20 mio people and 200mio people within 2 hours flight. iGA Istanbul Airport provides best possible connectivity to +100 destinations in Europe, 54 destinations in Africa and +50 domestic destinations.
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Istanbul World Connect (IWC) is a convenient self-transfer service developed by iGA Istanbul Airport and Trip.com, Istanbul Airport's "Partner of Choice and one of the World's Top OTAs."
Example: A passenger can use IST to purchase a ticket from Origin Chengdu (CTU) with the destination of Stuttgart (STR). Even if a passenger plans a single trip, this passenger will buy two different tickets. The first sector from CTU to IST will be operated by Sichuan Airlines and the second sector will be operated by Turkish Airlines to Stuttgart. There is no collaboration requirement between two airlines (Interline/Codeshare, etc.) to purchase an "IWC ticket."
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