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LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport VFR

  • Name
    Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    LTFJ / SAW / LTFJ
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    3:29 pm (TRT)
  • Municipality
    Pendik, Istanbul
  • Coordinates
    40° 53′ 54″ N 29° 18′ 33″ E
  • 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 hub 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 one of the busiest airports in the Middle East.

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