Airports / Turkey / SAW
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
LTFJ / SAWPendik, Istanbul, TurkeyELEV 312 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base (LTBX) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (LTFJ / SAW) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 312 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SAW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base (LTBX, 7 nm), İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL, 22 nm), and İstanbul Airport (IST, 35 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SAW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SAW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LTFJ
IATA
SAW
FAA / Local
LTFJ
Elevation
312 ft
Coordinates
40.8986° N · 29.3092° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Turkey fields
state range 11–6,400 ft
At 312 ft, SAW sits lower than 67% 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.
- 7nmLTBXİstanbul Samandıra Army Air BaseÜmraniye, Istanbul
- 22nmISLİstanbul Atatürk AirportIstanbul(Bakırköy)
- 35nmISTİstanbul AirportIstanbul
- 37nmKCOCengiz Topel AirportKartepe
- 40nmYEIBursa Yenişehir AirportYenişehir
- 65nmTEQTekirdağ Çorlu AirportÇorlu
Location
Open the full mapLTFJ · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey