LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
IFR
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Name
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
LTFJ / SAW / LTFJ
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:00 pm (TRT)
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Municipality
Pendik, Istanbul
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Coordinates
40° 53′ 54″ N 29° 18′ 33″ E
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Elevation
312 ft (95 m MSL)
About Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (IATA: SAW, ICAO: LTFJ) is an international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. Located 32 km (20 mi) southeast of the city center, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the operating base for AJet and Pegasus Airlines.
The airport is named after Sabiha Gökçen, adoptive daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the first female fighter pilot in the world. Although Istanbul Airport, located 63 km (39 mi) west of the European side of Istanbul, is larger, Sabiha Gökçen is still one of the largest airports in the country and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East.