İstanbul Airport

LTFM / IST

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Istanbul, TurkeyELEV 325 FT

Large airportScheduled service

Based operators

charter operators on the field

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to ISL

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

43 operators

Charter fleet based on the field

More resident charter operators than 100% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.

19 nm

To the nearest alternate

İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL) — 4 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

İstanbul Airport, listed as LTFM / IST, is a large commercial airport in Istanbul, Turkey. The airport sits 325 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.

The airport anchors local charter capacity — ACM Airlines, Aeroglobe Aviation Services, and Afi Jet are based here, 43 in all. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL, 19 nm), İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base (LTBX, 28 nm), and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW, 35 nm).

Charter pricing from IST depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Arnavutköy. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Istanbul.