Airports / Turkey / LTBX
İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base
LTBXÜmraniye, Istanbul, TurkeyELEV 400 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base (LTBX) is a mid-sized airport serving Ümraniye, Istanbul, Turkey. The field lies at an elevation of 400 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
LTBX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW, 7 nm), İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL, 18 nm), and İstanbul Airport (IST, 28 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LTBX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LTBX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LTBX
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LTBX
Elevation
400 ft
Coordinates
40.9930° N · 29.2165° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Turkey fields
state range 11–6,400 ft
At 400 ft, LTBX sits lower than 63% of the 64 Turkey fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmSAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportPendik, Istanbul
- 18nmISLİstanbul Atatürk AirportIstanbul(Bakırköy)
- 28nmISTİstanbul AirportIstanbul
- 42nmKCOCengiz Topel AirportKartepe
- 47nmYEIBursa Yenişehir AirportYenişehir
- 59nmTEQTekirdağ Çorlu AirportÇorlu
Location
Open the full mapLTBX · İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base · Ümraniye, Istanbul, Turkey