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Airports near Istanbul
In short
The nearest airport with scheduled passenger service to Istanbul is İstanbul Airport (IST), 30 km (18 mi) northwest of the city centre.
4 airports with scheduled service lie within 150 km: IST, SAW, TEQ and YEI.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Istanbul; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
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At a glance
- Within 50 km
- 2airports
- Within 100 km
- 3airports
- Within 150 km
- 4airports
Where the airports are
Each airport sits at its real direction and straight-line distance from central Istanbul.
Airports within 150 km of Istanbul
| Airport | Distance from the centre | Direction | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTİstanbul AirportIstanbul, Turkey | 30 km18 mi | NW 309° | Large | 4,100 m13,451 ft | 99 m |
| SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportPendik, Istanbul, Turkey | 34 km21 mi | SE 132° | Large | 3,540 m11,614 ft | 95 m |
| TEQTekirdağ Çorlu AirportÇorlu, Turkey | 91 km57 mi | W 273° | Medium | 3,000 m9,844 ft | 175 m |
| YEIBursa Yenişehir AirportYenişehir, Turkey | 106 km66 mi | SSE 154° | Medium | 2,993 m9,818 ft | 233 m |
Key findings
Istanbul has 2 large airports within 100 km: IST (30 km) and SAW (34 km).
How we calculated this: Dataset airports of OurAirports type large_airport within 100 km of the Natural Earth city point.
3 airports with scheduled service lie within 100 km of Istanbul, so it can pay to compare more than one departure airport.
How we calculated this: Count of dataset airports within 100 km of the Natural Earth city point.
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