Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport

Description

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is an airport used by private jets in Istanbul, Turkey. It has a maximum runway length of 3,000 meters. There is only one runway in total at the airport.

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is one of three international airports serving Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey. Located 32 km (20 mi) southeast of the city center, Sabiha Gokcen Airport is in the Asian part of the bi-continental Istanbul and serves as the hub for some airlines, including Pegasus Airlines as well as a secondary base for Turkish Airlines and Borajet (currently suspended). The facility is named after Sabiha Gokcen, adoptive daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the first female fighter pilot in the world. Although Istanbul Airport, located 63 km (39 mi) away on the European side of Istanbul, is larger, Sabiha Gokcen is still one of the largest airports in the country.

Sometimes referred to as LTFJ - its ICAO code - on private jet quotes, for example, it can also be called SAW - its IATA code name. Both these shorthands are used by aircrafts to refer to the airport.


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  • ICAO: LTFJ
  • IATA: SAW
  • Latitude: 40.898553
  • Longitude: 29.309219
  • Altitude: 95 meters
  • Runway length: 3,000 meters
  • Number of runways: 1
  • Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
  • City: Istanbul
  • Region: Istanbul
  • Country: Turkey