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{{Short description|General aviation airport in Istanbul, Turkey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Expand Turkish|topic=struct|Atatürk Havalimanı|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                     = Atatürk Airport
| nativename               = {{lang|tr|Atatürk Havalimanı}}
| nativename-a             = 
| nativename-r             = 
| logo                     = TAV_Airports_Holding_logo.svg
| image                    = Ataturk Airport Karakas-1.jpg
| image-width              = 250
| caption                  = 
| mapframe                 = yes
| mapframe-wikidata        = yes
| IATA                     = ISL
| ICAO                     = LTBA
| type                     = Public
| owner                    = [[General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)|General Directorate of State Airports (DHMİ)]]
| operator                 = [[TAV Airports]]
| city-served              = [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| location                 = {{nowrap|[[Yeşilköy]], [[Bakırköy]], [[Istanbul]]}}
| built                    = {{start date|1912|||df=yes}} {{small|(as airfield)}}
| opened                   = {{start date|1953|||df=yes}} {{small|(as airport)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ataturk.dhmi.gov.tr/havaalanlari/sayfa.aspx?hv=1&mnu=684#.WsjPnpe-nIU|title=Atatürk Havalimanı|language=tr|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073312/http://www.ataturk.dhmi.gov.tr/havaalanlari/sayfa.aspx?hv=1&mnu=684#.WsjPnpe-nIU|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| passenger_services_ceased = {{end date|2019|04|06|df=yes}}
| closed                    = {{end date|2022|02|05|df=yes}} {{small|(cargo)}}
| hub                       = 
| elevation-f               = 163
| elevation-m               = 50
| coordinates               = {{coord|40|58|34|N|028|48|51|E|region:TR-34|display=inline,title}}
| website                   = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20200208211602/https://ataturkairport.com/|ataturkairport.com}} (archived on 8 February 2020)

| pushpin_map               = Istanbul#Turkey#Europe#North Atlantic
| pushpin_label             = ISL
| pushpin_map_caption       = Location within Istanbul
| metric-rwy                = Yes
| r1-number                 = 05/23
| r1-length-f               = 8,465
| r1-length-m               = 2,580
| r1-surface                = Grooved [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]]
| stat-year                 = 2019
| stat1-header              = Total passengers
| stat1-data                = 16,112,804<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dhmi.gov.tr/Lists/Istatislikler/Attachments/24/YOLCU.pdf|title=YOLCU TRAFİĞİ}}</ref>
| stat2-header              = International passengers
| stat2-data                = 11,876,601
| footnotes                 = Source: '''Turkish AIP at Eurocontrol''' Turkey<ref name="aip_ltba1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/ |title=LTBA – Istanbul / Atatürk / International |at=part AD 2 LTBA |work=AIP Turkey |date=5 January 2018 |location=Ankara |publisher=DHMİ Genel Müdürlüğü |access-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030611040025/http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/ |archive-date=11 June 2003 }}</ref>
}}

'''Atatürk Airport''' {{airport codes|ISL|LTBA}} is an [[airport]] currently in use for private jets. It used to be the primary [[international airport]] of [[Istanbul]] and the hub of [[Turkish Airlines]] until it was closed to [[commercial aviation|commercial passenger flights]] on 6 April 2019. From that point, all passenger flights were transferred to the new [[Istanbul Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-airport-analysis/turkish-airlines-aims-to-spread-its-wings-at-istanbuls-giant-new-airport-idUSKCN1RG0GP|work=Reuters |access-date=6 April 2019|title=Turkish Airlines aims to spread its wings at Istanbul's giant new airport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/full-transfer-of-flights-from-ataturk-to-new-istanbu-457268/|publisher=Flight Global |access-date=6 April 2019|title=Full transfer of flights from Ataturk to new Istanbul hub begins}}</ref> Since the move of commercial operations to the new airport, Atatürk Airport is open to [[general aviation]] and functioning as an [[executive airport]].

== History ==
=== Growth and development ===
In 1911, a small apron with two hangars was built in Yeşilköy, Istanbul, for the Ottoman Armed Forces.<ref name="aip_ltba">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp |access-date=29 January 2019 |title=EUROCONTROL - the European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home }}</ref> [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] founded Türk Tayyare Cemiyeti (Turkish Aircraft Company, today [[Turkish Aeronautical Association|Türk Hava Kurumu - THK]]) in 1925. In 1933, today's [[Turkish Airlines]], the Türkiye Devlet Hava Yolları started its flights with two [[Curtiss Kingbird]] aircraft. Flights from Istanbul to Ankara and Athens began. The small apron was expanded and a new passenger terminal was built. This is considered the beginning of the airport's 86-year history. It was originally named ''Yeşilköy Airport''. In the 1980s, it was renamed ''Atatürk International Airport''.

It served more than 60 million passengers in 2015, making it the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|11th-busiest airport in the world]] in terms of total passenger traffic and the [[World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic|10th-busiest in the world]] in terms of international passenger traffic. In 2017, it was [[Europe]]'s [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|5th-busiest airport]] after [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Frankfurt Airport]], and [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]], having fallen from third place after a decline in passengers due to security fears.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-13/-full-heathrow-extends-european-hub-lead-as-terror-hurts-rivals|publisher=Bloomberg Business |access-date=15 January 2016|title='Full' Heathrow Extends European Hub Lead as Terror Hurts Rivals}}</ref>

=== Closure ===
Istanbul Atatürk Airport was replaced in regards to commercial passenger functions by the newly constructed [[Istanbul Airport]], in April 2019, in order to meet Istanbul's growing [[Domestic market|domestic]] and international air traffic demand as a source, destination, and transit point. Both airports were used in parallel for five months from late 2018, with the new airport gradually expanding to serve more domestic and regional destinations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kucukgocmen |first1=Ali |date=29 October 2018 |title=Erdogan opens new 'Istanbul Airport', Turkey's biggest |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-airport/erdogan-opens-new-istanbul-airport-turkeys-biggest-idUSKCN1N3278 |access-date=}}</ref> On 6 April 2019, Atatürk's ''IST'' [[IATA airport code]] was inherited by Istanbul Airport and Atatürk Airport was assigned the code ''ISL'' after the full transfer of all scheduled passenger activities to the new airport was completed.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-02-19 |title=Istanbul New Airport to affect entire European airspace |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2018/02/19/istanbul-new-airport-to-affect-entire-european-airspace |access-date= |website=[[Daily Sabah]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The final commercial flight, Turkish Airlines Flight 54, left Atatürk Airport on 6 April 2019 at 02:44 for [[Changi Airport|Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 April 2019 |title=Last flight leaves Ataturk as Istanbul switches airports |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-airport-idUSKCN1RI0CY |access-date=}}</ref>

On 5 February 2022, [[Turkish Cargo]] relocated all cargo flights and operations from their former hub at the airport to the new [[Istanbul Airport]].<ref>[https://aircargoworld.com/news/airports/turkish-cargo-completes-transition-to-new-istanbul-airport/ aircargoworld.com - Turkish Cargo completes transition to new Istanbul Airport] 8 February 2022</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-02-08 |title=Turkish Cargo bids farewell to Atatürk Airport, shifts to new hub |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/business/transportation/turkish-cargo-bids-farewell-to-ataturk-airport-shifts-to-new-hub |access-date= |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Atatürk Airport National Garden ===
Turkey's government announced its plans to construct a giant park on the grounds of the former Istanbul Atatürk Airport (whose operations were transferred to the new Istanbul Airport) in 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ataturk Airport from a Global Airport to a Beach Park {{!}} CCT Investments |url=https://www.cctinvestments.com/ataturk-airport-from-a-global-airport-to-a-beach-park/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> The park is part of a larger urban transformation plan that seeks to correct some of the haphazard urban planning that characterised most major Turkish cities since the 1970s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=SABAH |first=DAILY |date=2020-06-05 |title=10 new parks open as Turkey seeks to make cities greener |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/10-new-parks-open-as-turkey-seeks-to-make-cities-greener/news |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}</ref> Due to the little space available to construct or expand green spaces, new parks are often constructed on spots formerly occupied by factories or other major facilities.

The Atatürk Airport National Garden will be constructed on and around one of the two runways of Atatürk Airport.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Discovery Istanbul: The green city |url=https://www.petitfute.co.uk/v42351-istanbul/decouvrir/d67-the-green-city/ |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=www.petitfute.co.uk}}</ref> These runways were already rendered unusable after they were chosen as the site for Istanbul's pandemic hospital in early 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oryx |title=Atatürk Airport National Garden - The Green Lung Of Istanbul |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/06/ataturk-airport-national-garden-green.html |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Oryx}}</ref> More than 132,500 trees are to be planted in place of the asphalt runway and taxiways that will also help to keep the city cooler.<ref name=":0" /> The other runway is set to remain in use for select cargo and private jet flights, aviation fairs (such as Teknofest) and for use by the [[Turkish Air Force]] (which still maintains a small training base and the [[Istanbul Aviation Museum]] here).{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

The leader of the [[Republican People's Party]] (CHP) [[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]] called the proposed construction of the park "treason" and threatened to hold those responsible to account.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabah |first=Daily |date=2022-05-17 |title=Istanbul's old airport set to get green makeover amid opposition |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/istanbul/istanbuls-old-airport-set-to-get-green-makeover-amid-opposition |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}</ref>

Construction commenced in 2022.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-12 |title=Top court rules against construction of ‘nation’s garden’ at İstanbul’s former airport after its demolition |url=https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/02/12/top-court-ruled-against-construction-of-nation-garden-at-istanbuls-former-airport-after-its-demolition/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Turkish Minute |language=}}</ref> First areas of the park were opened to the public in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-06 |title=Atatürk Havalimanı Millet Bahçesi'nin ilk etabı açıldı |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/ataturk-havalimani-millet-bahcesinin-ilk-etabi-acildi/2890882 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=[[Anadolu Agency]] |language=tr}}</ref> In 2024, the [[Council of State (Turkey)|Council of State]] cancelled the construction [[Invitation to tender|tender]], following a lawsuit filed by [[Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-12 |title=Turkish State Council cancels Urbanization Ministry’s nation garden project for Atatürk Airport |url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-state-council-cancels-urbanization-ministrys-nation-garden-project-for-ataturk-airport-news-63828 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Duvar English}}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Photography by Victor Albert Grigas (1919-2017) April 1970 Rome to Turkey 00468 (48309481577).jpg|thumb|The original terminal at Yeşilköy in 1970]]
[[File:An Aerial View of Yeşilköy Airport - İstanbul Atatürk Aiport (12985308504).jpg|thumb|The former main terminal, inaugurated in 1983, which then served as the domestic section until 2019]]
[[File:Istanbul_Airport_Turkish-Airlines_2013-11-18_(3).jpg|thumb|The now defunct main passenger terminal in 2013]]

===Former passenger terminals===
Istanbul Atatürk Airport featured two passenger [[Airport terminal|terminals]] linked to each other.<ref name="airportmap">{{cite web|url=http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-EN/preflight/Pages/AiportMap.aspx|title=Terminal Map|website=Ataturkairport.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=23 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123081346/http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-EN/preflight/Pages/AiportMap.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The former domestic terminal is the older and smaller of the two terminals and exclusively handled domestic flights within Turkey. It featured its own check-in and airside facilities on the upper floor, with twelve departure gates equipped with [[jet bridge]]s<ref name="airportmap"/> and five baggage claim belts on the ground level.<ref name="airportmap"/> The former international terminal was inaugurated in 2000 and used for all international flights. It featured a large main hall containing 8 check-in aisles and a wide range of airside facilities such as shops and restaurants, 34 gates equipped with jet bridges, and 7 bus-boarding stands. The arrivals floor had 11 baggage claim belts.<ref name="airportmap"/> In addition, there is a [[general aviation]] terminal to the northwest of the passenger terminals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-EN/airportguide/Pages/GeneralAviationTerminal.aspx|title=General Aviation Terminal|website=Ataturekairport.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725060554/http://ataturkairport.com/en-EN/airportguide/Pages/GeneralAviationTerminal.aspx|archive-date=25 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Former cargo terminal===
The airport featured a dedicated cargo terminal including facilities for the handling of radioactive and refrigerated freight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-EN/airportguide/Pages/CargoTerminal.aspx|title=Cargo Terminal|website=Ataturekairport.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630155903/http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-EN/airportguide/Pages/CargoTerminal.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Other facilities===
*[[Turkish Airlines]] has its headquarters in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building, located within the airport campus.<ref>"[http://www.thy.com/en-INT/corporate/contact_us/index.aspx Contact Us]." Turkish Airlines. Retrieved on 26 June 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.thy.com/images/Image/icerik/THY_Maps_EN.png Map]." [[Turkish Airlines]]. Retrieved on 26 June 2010. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311055247/http://www.thy.com/images/Image/icerik/THY_Maps_EN.png|date=11 March 2012}}</ref>
* Prima Aviation Services Inc. has its [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] facilities in new technical site at the air side Gate A.<ref>[http://www.primaaviation.comsin_eng.aspx "Communication".]{{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Prima Aviation Services Inc. Retrieved 8 June 2014. [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=tr&geocode=&q=Primaaviation+Services+Inc.,+%C4%B0stanbul,+T%C3%BCrkiye&aq=0&oq=primaaviation&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.206849,114.169922&t=m&ie=UTF8&hq=Primaaviation+Services+Inc.,&hnear=%C4%B0stanbul,+T%C3%BCrkiye&ll=40.97264,28.818512&spn=0.124424,0.219727&z=12&iwloc=A Map]. "Head Office YESILKOY MAH. HAVAALANI CAD. ATATURK HAVALIMANI NO:2/12-1 ZIP: 34149 BAKIRKOY / ISTANBUL"</ref>
* A [[Atatürk Havalimanı (Istanbul Metro)|metro station]] on the [[M1 (Istanbul Metro)|M1A line]] served the airport from its opening on 20 December 2002.
* In May 2020, the [[Yeşilköy Prof. Dr. Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital]] using the former site of the 35L/35R runways were opened in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey]].

==Current operations==
As of April 2019, all passenger operations have been relocated to the new [[Istanbul Airport]]. As of February 2022, all cargo operations have been relocated to the new airport as well.<ref name="cnnturk">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/ataturk-havalimaninda-kargo-ucuslari-sona-erdi-1757192|title=Atatürk Havalimanı'nda kargo uçuşları sona erdi. (in Turkish)|access-date=2022-02-09}}</ref>{{cn|date=June 2024}} Currently, the airport serves only private and business jets as well as operations on behalf of the [[Government of Turkey]].{{cn|date=March 2024}}

==Statistics==
Istanbul Atatürk Airport ranked 17th in [[Airports Council International|ACI]] statistics at the end of 2011 in terms of international traffic with almost 24 million international passengers. It ranked 29th in the world in terms of total passenger traffic with over 37.4 million passengers in 2011. Its total traffic within the last decade more than tripled, and its international traffic quadrupled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aci-europe.org/upload/_RANKS07.xls|title=ACI Europe 2007 Final Rankings|website=ACI-Europe.org|access-date=30 September 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=International Passenger Traffic Monthly Ranking: Aug 2008|date=12 November 2008|url=http://www.airports.org/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-212-1376_666_2__|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101151222/http://www.airports.org/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-212-1376_666_2__|archive-date=1 January 2009|website=Airports Council International}}</ref> Passenger statistics for Istanbul Atatürk Airport for the years 2002–2019 are below.<ref name="dhmi.gov.tr">{{cite web |url=http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx |title=Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi Genel Müdürlüğü |website=Dhmi.gov.tr |access-date=20 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915044114/http://dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=ISL}}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Passenger statistics at Istanbul Atatürk Airport<ref name="dhmi.gov.tr" />
|-
!Year
!Domestic<br /> passengers
!Passenger<br />% change
!International<br /> passenger
!Passenger<br />% change
!Total<br /> passenger
!Passenger<br />% change
!World rank<br /> international
!World rank<br /> total
|-
|-
|2019|| 4,236,203 ||{{decrease}}78 || 11,876,601 ||{{decrease}}76 || 16,112,804 ||{{decrease}}76 ||{{nochange}}||{{nochange}}
|-
|2018|| 19,216,523 ||{{decrease}}2|| 49,130,261 ||{{increase}}10|| 68,346,784 ||{{increase}}7||10th||16th
|-
|2017|| 19,629,425 ||{{increase}}3|| 44,476,589  ||{{increase}}8|| 64,106,014 ||{{increase}}6||11th||15th
|-
|2016|| 19,133,533 ||{{decrease}}1|| 41,281,937  ||{{decrease}}2|| 60,415,470 ||{{decrease}}1||11th||14th
|-
|2015|| 19,333,873 ||{{increase}}4|| 41,998,251 ||{{increase}}10|| 61,332,124 ||{{increase}}8||10th||11th
|-
|2014|| 18,542,295 ||{{increase}}8|| 38,152,871 ||{{increase}}12|| 56,695,166||{{increase}}11||9th||13th
|-
|2013|| 17,218,672||{{increase}}13|| 34,079,118||{{increase}}14|| 51,297,790||{{increase}}14||10th||18th
|-
|2012||15,279,655||{{increase}}{{sort|02|14}}||29,812,307||{{increase}}{{sort|02|24}}||45,091,962||{{increase}}{{sort|26|21}}||13th||20th
|-
|2011||13,421,536||{{increase}}{{sort|02|14}}||23,973,158||{{increase}}{{sort|09|18}}||37,394,694||{{increase}}{{sort|09|16}}||17th||30th
|-
|2010||11,800,833||{{increase}}{{sort|02|3}}||20,342,986||{{increase}}{{sort|09|11}}||32,143,819||{{increase}}{{sort|09|8}}||19th||37th
|-
|2009||11,416,838||{{decrease}}{{sort|02|1}}||18,396,050||{{increase}}{{sort|09|8}}||29,812,888||{{increase}}{{sort|09|4}}||{{nochange}}||39th
|-
|2008||11,484,063||{{increase}}{{sort|02|20}}||17,069,069||{{increase}}{{sort|09|26}}||28,553,132||{{increase}}{{sort|09|23}}||{{nochange}}||42th
|-
|2007||9,595,923||{{increase}}{{sort|02|6}}||13,600,306||{{increase}}{{sort|09|12}}||23,196,229||{{increase}}{{sort|09|9}}||{{nochange}}||45th
|-
|2006||9,091,693||{{increase}}{{sort|02|21}}||12,174,281||{{increase}}{{sort|09|3}}||21,265,974||{{increase}}{{sort|09|10}}||{{nochange}}||47th
|-
|2005||7,512,282||{{increase}}{{sort|02|39}}||11,781,487||{{increase}}{{sort|09|16}}||19,293,769||{{increase}}{{sort|09|24}}||{{nochange}}||{{nochange}}
|-
|2004||5,430,925||{{increase}}{{sort|02|70}}||10,169,676||{{increase}}{{sort|09|14}}||15,600,601||{{increase}}{{sort|09|29}}||{{nochange}}||{{nochange}}
|-
|2003||3,196,045||{{increase}}{{sort|02|12}}||8,908,268||{{increase}}{{sort|02|5}}||12,104,342||{{increase}}{{sort|02|7}}||{{nochange}}||{{nochange}}
|-
|2002||2,851,487||{{nochange}}||8,506,204||{{nochange}}||11,357,691||{{nochange}}||{{nochange}}||{{nochange}}
|}

{{Bar chart
| title      = Annual aircraft operations<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Traffic Report |url= https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Istatistikler.aspx|website=Turkish Airport Authority}}</ref>
| label_type = Year
| data_type  = Aircraft operations 
| data_max   = 470,000
| label1  = 2007 | data1  = 262,248
| label2  = 2008 | data2  = 276,148
| label3  = 2009 | data3  = 283,953
| label4  = 2010 | data4  = 288,246
| label5  = 2011 | data5  = 325,209
| label6  = 2012 | data6  = 364,322
| label7  = 2013 | data7  = 406,317
| label8  = 2014 | data8  = 439,532
| label9  = 2015 | data9  = 464,774
| label10  = 2016 | data10  = 466,396
| label11  = 2017 | data11  = 460,785
| label12  = 2018 | data12  = 464,646
| label13  = 2019 | data13  = 138,279
| label14  = 2020 | data14  = 37,468 
| label15  = 2021 | data15  = 41,032
| label16  = 2022 | data16  = 28,272
| label17  = 2023 | data17  = 25,205
| label18  = 2024 | data18  = 28,230
}}

==Accidents and incidents==

* On 30 January 1975, [[Turkish Airlines Flight 345]], crashed into the [[Sea of Marmara]] during its final approach to the airport. All 42 passengers and crew on board were killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750130-0 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |title=Aircraft accident Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 TC-JAP Istanbul-Yeşilköy Airport (IST) [Marmara Sea] |access-date=31 July 2012 }}</ref>
* On 25 April 2015, [[Turkish Airlines]] Flight 1878, operated by an A320-200, TC-JPE was severely damaged in a landing accident. The aircraft aborted the first hard landing, which inflicted engine and gear damage. On the second attempt at landing, the right gear collapsed and the aircraft rolled off the runway spinning 180 degrees. All 97 passengers and 5 crew members survived with no injuries. The aircraft was [[hull loss|written off]] as a result of the accident.<ref name=AH48546eb6>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=48546eb6&opt=0 |title=Accident: THY A320 at Istanbul on Apr 25th 2015, hard landing, go-around, engine problem, gear problem, gear collapse, runway excursion |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |work=Aviation Herald|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref>
* [[2016 Atatürk Airport attack|On 28 June 2016]], three terrorists killed 44 civilians by gunfire and subsequent suicide bombings, along with 239 civilians injured.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187|title=Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: 41 dead and more than 230 hurt - BBC News|work=BBC News|date=29 June 2016|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Sabrina Tavernise |author2=Ceylan Yeginsu |title=Attack at Istanbul Airport Leaves at Least 31 Dead |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/world/europe/turkey-istanbul-airport-explosions.html |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> The three men arrived in a taxi cab and opened fire at the terminal. The three men then blew themselves up when police opened fire. The airport has X-ray scanners at the entrance to the terminal but security checks for cars are limited.<ref name="bbc.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36658187|title=Blast and gunfire 'at Istanbul airport'|work=BBC News |date=28 June 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
* On 15 July 2016, the [[2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt]] took place. During the attempted coup, units of the [[Turkish Armed Forces]] seized control of the airport and closed it, but it was reopened after pro-government forces regained control.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36822858|title = Turkey coup: How mobiles beat tanks and saved Erdogan|work = BBC News|date = 18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-plot-insight-idUSKCN0ZX0Q9|title = At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights|newspaper = Reuters|date = 18 July 2016|last1 = Coskun|first1 = Humeyra Pamuk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1267349-kalkisma-girisimindeki-askerler-trtde-korsan-bildiri-okuttu|title = TRT'de bildiri okuttular| date=16 July 2016 }}</ref>

==Accolades==
* The Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers lists İstanbul Atatürk Airport as one of the [[fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey]], a list of remarkable engineering projects completed in the first 50 years of the chamber's existence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hhportal.com/mimarlik/649149-50-yilda-50-eser.html|title=50 yılda 50 eser - HHPortal|website=Hhportal.com|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
* In the 2013 Air Transport News awards ceremony, İstanbul Atatürk Airport was named ''Airport of the Year''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atn.aero/article.pl?mcateg=&id=42343 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322050601/http://www.atn.aero/article.pl?mcateg=&id=42343 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2013 |title=Air Transport News |website=Atn.aero |date=18 March 2013 |access-date=29 April 2013 }}</ref>
* The airport was named ''Europe's Best Airport'' in the 40&ndash;50 million passenger per year category at the 2013 [[Skytrax]] World Airport Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2013/bestsize.htm#40_50 |title=World's Best Airports by Passenger Numbers &#124; 2013 |website=Worldairportawards.com |access-date=29 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423093242/http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2013/bestsize.htm#40_50 |archive-date=23 April 2013  }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of the busiest airports in Turkey]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in Europe]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in Europe (2010–2015)]]

==References==
* {{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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==External links==
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