Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
{{Short description|Secondary airport serving Istanbul, Turkey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen
International Airport
| nativename = {{small|{{lang|tr|İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen
Uluslararası Havalimanı}}}}
| image = ISG logo.svg
| image-width = 75
| image2 = İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| IATA = SAW
| ICAO = LTFJ
| pushpin_map = Istanbul#Turkey#North Atlantic
| pushpin_label = SAW/LTFJ
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Istanbul province
| type = Public
| operator = Malaysia Airports
| owner = HEAŞ (Airport Management & Aeronautical Industries Inc)
| city-served = Istanbul
| opened = {{start date and age|2001|01|08|df=yes}}
| operating_base = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| AJet
| Pegasus Airlines}}
| timezone = TRT
| utc = UTC+3
| elevation-f = 312
| elevation-m = 95
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|40|53|54|N|29|18|33|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|www.sabihagokcen.aero}}
| r1-number = 06L/24R
| r1-length-f = 9,843
| r1-length-m = 3,000
| r1-surface = Concrete
| r2-number = 06R/24L
| r2-length-f = 11,483
| r2-length-m = 3,500
| r2-surface = Concrete
| metric-rwy = yes
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 41,482,901
| stat2-header = Passenger change compared to 2023
| stat2-data = {{increase}}12%
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data = 241,536
| stat4-header = Movements change compared to 2023
| stat4-data = {{increase}}6%
| stat-year = 2024
| footnotes = Source: Turkish AIP at EUROCONTROL[http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp EAD Basic]. Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved on 1 August 2011.
Passenger Traffic, ACI Europe{{cite web|url=http://pr.euractiv.com/files/pr/Airport%20Traffic%20Report%20-%20December%20Q4%20%20Full%20Year%202015.pdf|title=ACI EUROPE Airport Traffic Report. December, Q4 and Full Year 2015|access-date=28 August 2016}}
}}
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport {{airport codes|SAW|LTFJ}} is the secondary international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. Located {{convert|32|km|abbr=on}} southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the operating base 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-female-combat-pilot|title=First female combat pilot|work=Guinness World Records|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en-GB}} Although Istanbul Airport, located {{convert|63|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the European side of Istanbul, is larger, Sabiha Gökçen is still one of the largest airports in the country and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East.
Overview
=Foundation=
The airport was built because Atatürk Airport (located on the European side) was not large enough to meet the booming passenger demands (both domestic and international). The airport opened on 8 January 2001. In June 2007, Turkish conglomerate Limak Holding, India's GMR Group and Malaysia Airport Holding Berhad (MAHB) consortium gained the contract for upgrading and maintaining the airport. In mid-2008, ground was broken to upgrade the international terminal to handle 25 million passengers annually. The new terminal was inaugurated on 31 October 2009.[https://constructalia.arcelormittal.com/en/case_study_gallery/turkey/a_seismically_isolated_airport_terminal_with_arcelormittal_structural_steel_sabiha_goekcen_international_airport]. Retrieved on 16 June 2024.
SAW's international terminal capacity originally was 3 million passengers per year and the domestic terminal capacity was 0.5 million passengers per year. In 2010, Sabiha Gökçen airport handled 11,129,472 passengers, a 71% increase compared to 2009.[http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/getBinaryFile.aspx?Type=13&dosyaID=3&IstatistikID=40 2010 airport statistics]. Retrieved on 1 August 2011. The airport was planning (in 2011) to host 25 million passengers by 2023,[http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200908040859dowjonesdjonline000380&title=istanbuls-2nd-airport-to-reach-25-million-passengers-by-2023-iha İstanbul's 2nd Airport To Reach 25 Million Passengers By 2023]. Nasdaq.com (24 May 2011). Retrieved on 1 August 2011.[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/11928901.asp Sabiha Gökçen'de rekor yolcu sayısı]. Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved on 1 August 2011. but has already received and handled more than 35 million passengers by 2019.
=Expansion=
In September 2010, the airport was voted the World's Best Airport at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London and received the award.[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/15906767.asp?gid=373 Sabiha Gökçen dünyanın en iyi havalimanı seçildi – Hürriyet Ekonomi]. Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved on 1 August 2011. The other awards received by the airport in 2010 were: Turkey's Most Successful Tourism Investment 2010, the highly commended award from Routes Europe, and the Airport Traffic Growth Award by Airline News & Network Analysis.{{cite news|title=Euro Annies 2011: Airport Awards|url=http://www.anna.aero/2011/05/19/euro-annies-2011-airport-awards/|access-date=19 May 2011|newspaper=anna.aero Airline Network News & Analysis}} In December 2013, MAHB acquired GMR's 40 percent stake in a deal worth 225 million euros.
A second runway was inaugurated on 25 December 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.dunya.com/ekonomi/yeni-pist-ile-sabiha-gokcen-havalimani-37-milyon-yolcu-agirlayacak-haberi-714468 | title=Yeni pist ile Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı 37 milyon yolcu ağırlayacak }} The addition of this runway will increase the hourly capacity from 40 to 80 aircraft movements, making the airport hope for double the capacity. It is also planned to build new passenger terminals between the two runways.{{cite web|title=Masterplan for Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|url=https://www.arup.com/projects/itep|access-date=2024-01-04|language=en-US}}
Facilities
=Terminal=
The new terminal building with a 25 million annual passenger capacity serves domestic and international flights under one roof. It is equipped with 112 check-in, 24 online check-in counters as well as a VIP building and apron viewing CIP halls with business lounges. The terminal additionally features a {{Cvt|400|m2}} conference centre, a {{Cvt|5000|m2}} food court and a duty-free shopping area with a ground of {{Convert|4500|m2}}. At the international departures area, on the airside, an hourly hotel and lounge became operational in January 2020 as well.{{cite web|title=Kepler Club – Only Hotel and Lounge Inside Sabiha Gokcen Airport|url=https://www.keplerclub.com/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=www.keplerclub.com|language=en-US}}
=Other facilities=
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
The features and services of the new terminal and its outlying buildings include a four-storey car park with a capacity of about 4,718 vehicles + 72 bus (3,836 indoors and 882 + 72 bus outdoors), a four-story hotel with 128 rooms adjacent to the terminal. There is also a Multi Aircraft Ramp System (MARS), allowing simultaneous service to 8 aircraft with large fuselages (IATA code E) or 16 middle-sized fuselage aircraft (IATA code C) installed.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
Airlines and destinations
=Passenger=
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport:[http://www.sabihagokcen.aero/passengers-and-visitors/flight-destinations sabihagokcen.aero - Flight Destinations] retrieved 3 August 2016
{{Airport destination list
| Air Arabia | Abu Dhabi, Cairo,{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2024/02/08/air-arabia-apre-la-cairo-istanbul/ | title=Air Arabia apre la Cairo – Istanbul | date=8 February 2024 }} Casablanca,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230414-3o32b|title=Air Arabia Maroc 3Q23 A321 Operations – 09APR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 April 2023|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}} Sharjah, Tangier{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230222-3otng|title=Air Arabia Maroc NS23 Tangier Operation Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 February 2023|accessdate=27 December 2024|language=en-CA}}
| Air Cairo | Cairo{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240605-smjun24saw|title=AIR CAIRO ADDS CAIRO – ISTANBUL SABIHA GOKCEN SERVICE FROM JUNE 2024|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=5 June 2024}}
| AJet{{cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://online.anadolujet.com/timetable?lang=en-US |website=AnadoluJet |access-date=19 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=Flight Network |url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/flight-network |publisher=AnadoluJet |access-date=19 January 2023}}{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Turkish Airlines confirms AnadoluJet network transition from late-March 2020|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288734/turkish-airlines-confirms-anadolujet-network-transition-from-late-march-2020/|website=Routesonline|date=13 January 2020}} | Adana/Mersin,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240313-vfns24|title=AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tgrthaber.com/aktuel/10-agustosta-adana-sakirpasa-havalimani-kapatiliyor-ucuslar-yeni-havalimanina-aktarilacak-2964974 | title=10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak | date=3 August 2024 }} Adiyaman, Ağrı, Algiers,{{cite web |title=AJet Adds Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen – Algiers Service in 1Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241209-vf1q25alg |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=9 December 2024}} Amsterdam, Ankara, Antalya, Baghdad, Bahrain,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220712-tk1ns2232q|title=AnadoluJet July - October 2022 A321neo Network - 10JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 July 2022|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Baku, Barcelona,{{cite web |url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/flight-network |title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet |website=www.anadolujet.com |access-date=29 January 2022}} Basel/Mulhouse, Batman, Belgrade,{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/11/anadolujet-to-launch-new-belgrade.html|title="AnadoluJet launches Belgrade"|date=12 November 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/news-and-annoucements/our-international-flights-updated | title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet }} Bergamo,{{cite web | url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/news-and-annoucements/istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-bergamo-flights-to-be-launched | title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet }} Berlin,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240329-vfns24|title=AJet NS24 Additional Flight Number Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=29 March 2024|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Bishkek,{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=AJet Adds Istanbul – Bishkek Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250131-vfns25fru |access-date=31 January 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=31 January 2025 |language=en-CA}} Bodrum, Brussels, Budapest,{{cite web | url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/news-and-annoucements/international-flights-increased-in-summer-season | title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet }} Cairo,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240708-vlaug24eg|title=AJet Aug/Oct 2024 Egypt Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=8 July 2024|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Damascus,{{cite web |title=AJet Schedules Istanbul – Damascus late-April 2025 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250403-vfns25dam |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=3 April 2025}} Dammam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220615-tk1ns227m8|title=AnadoluJet 737 MAX 8 June - Oct 2022 Network - 12JUN22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Denizli, Diyarbakır, Dubai–International, Düsseldorf, Edremit, Elazığ, Erbil, Ercan, Erzincan, Erzurum,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240529-vfns24b5321|title=AJet NS24 Leased BBN Airlines A321 Network Overview|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=29 May 2024|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Frankfurt, Ganja (begins {{date|2025-6-3}}), Gaziantep, Giza, Hamburg, Hannover, Hatay, Hurghada, Iğdır,{{Cite web|url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en|title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet|website=www.anadolujet.com}} İzmir, Jeddah, Kars, Kayseri, Konya, Kuwait City, London–Stansted, Lyon, Malatya, Mardin, Medina, Moscow–Vnukovo,{{cite web |title=AJet Adds Istanbul – Moscow Vnukovo Service in 1Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241231-vf1q25sawvko |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=31 December 2024}} Mostar (begins 4 June 2025),{{cite news |title=Od Mostara do Istanbula za 50 eura: AJet od 4. juna uspostavlja direktnu liniju|url=https://www.klix.ba/biznis/privreda/od-mostara-do-istanbula-za-50-eura-ajet-od-4-juna-uspostavlja-direktnu-liniju/250210169|date=10 February 2025|language=bs}} Munich, Nakhchivan (begins {{date|2025-6-3}}),{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=AJet Boosts Azerbaijan Network From June 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250321-vfns25az |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=21 March 2025 |language=en-CA}} Nevşehir, Ordu/Giresun, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pristina,{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/03/anadolujet-to-launch-pristina-operations.html|title = AnadoluJet to launch Pristina operations| date=15 March 2021 }} Riyadh, Rize/Artvin,{{cite web | url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/news-and-annoucements/flights-to-rize-from-istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-and-ankara-to-be-launched | title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet }} Rome–Fiumicino, Saint Petersburg,{{cite news |title=AJet to launch direct flights between Istanbul and St. Petersburg - Türkiye Today |url=https://www.turkiyetoday.com/business/ajet-to-launch-direct-flights-between-istanbul-and-st-petersburg-113114/ |access-date=4 February 2025 |publisher=Türkiye Today |date=30 January 2025}} Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Sarajevo, Sharjah,{{cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber.com/anadolujet-haberleri/anadolujetin-yeni-rotasi-belli-oldu-91152.html|title=Anadolujet'in yeni rotası belli oldu|date=5 December 2021}} Sharm El Sheikh, Shymkent, Şırnak, Sivas, Stockholm–Arlanda (begins 2 June 2025),https://haber.aero/aero-gundem/ajet-istanbul-stockholm-direkt-ucuslari-2025/ Stuttgart, Tbilisi, Tehran–Imam Khomeini, Tokat,{{cite web | url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/news-and-annoucements/new-route-istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-tokat | title=✅ ✈️️ Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet }} Trabzon, Tuzla,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240808-vfns24tzl|title=AJet Adds Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen – Tuzla Service From Oct 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=8 August 2024|accessdate=16 August 2024}} Urmia, Van, Vienna, Zurich
| {{nowrap|Azerbaijan Airlines}} | Baku{{cite news |title=Buta Airways August – October 2023 Network – 30JUL23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230801-j2aug23e90 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |date=1 August 2023 |language=en-CA}}
| British Airways | London–Heathrow{{cite web | url=https://tolgaozbek.com/haberler/havayollari/british-airways-sabiha-gokcen-ucuslarina-basliyor/ | title=British Airways Sabiha Gökçen uçuşlarına başlıyor – Tolga Özbek }}
| FlyArystan | Türkıstan
| Fly Baghdad | Baghdad
| Flydubai | Dubai–International
| Flynas | Gassim, Jeddah,{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220623-xyaug22saw|title=FLYNAS TO RESUME JEDDAH – ISTANBUL SERVICE FROM AUGUST 2022|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=24 June 2022}} Riyadh, Dammam
| Iraqi Airways | Baghdad
| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284435/jazeera-airways-expands-turkey-network-from-june-2019/|title=Jazeera Airways expands Turkey network from June 2019|website=Routesonline|access-date=7 February 2020}}
| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City
| Nile Air | Cairo{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Cairo, Egypt|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=187-189}}
| Pegasus Airlines | Abu Dhabi,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220715-pcnw22auh|title=Pegasus NW22 Abu Dhabi Aircraft Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=15 July 2022|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272186/pegasus-adds-new-international-routes-from-june-2017/|title=Pegasus adds new international routes from June 2017|publisher=routesonline|access-date=5 April 2017}} Adana/Mersin,{{cite web | url=https://www.tgrthaber.com/aktuel/10-agustosta-adana-sakirpasa-havalimani-kapatiliyor-ucuslar-yeni-havalimanina-aktarilacak-2964974 | title=10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak | date=3 August 2024 }} Adıyaman,{{cite web|title=PEGASUS NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 16APR23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230418-pcns23|website=aeroroutes.com|date=18 April 2023}} Aktau,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-pcns24|title=Pegasus Airlines NS24 Network Additions – 23APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Alexandria,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231108-pcnw23 | title=Pegasus NW23 Network Additions – 08NOV23 }} Algiers (begins 23 May 2025),{{cite news |title= Pegasus Airlines annonce des vols vers l’Algérie|url= https://www.msn.com/fr-ch/actualite/other/pegasus-airlines-annonce-des-vols-vers-l-alg%C3%A9rie/ar-AA1CIMXF?cvid=8991EFFCE5D044FDB4B799A8E904D286&ocid=hpmsn|access-date=11 April 2025 |work=MSN |date=11 April 2025 |language=fr-FR}} Almaty,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Istanbul|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=463-470}} Amasya/Merzifon, Amman–Queen Alia, Amsterdam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241203-xypccodeshare|title=flynas Expands Pegasus Codeshare Partnership From mid-Nov 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=3 December 2024|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Ankara,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=44-45}} Antalya,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=45-47}} Astana, Athens, Atyrau (begins 14 May 2025),{{cite web |title=Pegasus NS25 International Service Additions – 27APR25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250430-pcns25int |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=30 April 2025}} Baghdad, Bahrain, Baku, Barcelona,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230301-pcns23|title=Pegasus NS23 International Service Adjustments – 28FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=1 March 2023|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Basel/Mulhouse, Basra,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282605/pegasus-adds-new-iraqi-routes-in-1q19/|title=Pegasus adds new Iraqi routes in 1Q19|publisher=routesonline|access-date=24 January 2019}} Batman, Batumi,{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Pegasus adds Istanbul – Batumi service from late-March 2020|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288319/pegasus-adds-istanbul-batumi-service-from-late-march-2020/|website=Routesonline|access-date=23 December 2019}} Beirut, Belgrade, Bergamo, Berlin, Bratislava,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250401-pcns25int|title=Pegasus NS25 International Frequency Variations|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=1 April 2024|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}} Birmingham,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231108-pcnw23 | title=Pegasus NW23 Network Additions – 08NOV23 }} Bishkek,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-pcns22intl|title=Pegasus NS22 International Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Bristol (begins 8 July 2025),https://havasosyalmedya.com/pegasus-3-yeni-destinasyon-duyurdu/ Bodrum, Bologna, Bremen,{{cite web |title=Pegasus Schedules Bremen / Seville Launch in Sep/Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240829-pcsep24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 August 2024}} Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Casablanca,{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/#!/entry/la-compagnie-pegasus-airlines-lance-une-ligne-casablanca-istanbul_mg_5cdaea75e4b0615b081a0928%7D|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624233008/http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/#!/entry/la-compagnie-pegasus-airlines-lance-une-ligne-casablanca-istanbul_mg_5cdaea75e4b0615b081a0928%7D|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 June 2013|title=HuffPost Maghreb|website=www.huffpostmaghreb.com|access-date=7 February 2020}} Charleroi, Chisinau, Cluj-Napoca (begins 20 May 2025),https://havasosyalmedya.com/pegasus-3-yeni-destinasyon-duyurdu/ Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dammam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220714-pcaug22dmm|title=Pegasus Adds A321neo Dammam Service From August 2022|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 July 2022|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Denizli, Diyarbakır, Doha, Dortmund,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231108-pcnw23 | title=Pegasus NW23 Network Additions – 08NOV23 }} Dubai–International, Dublin,https://havahaber.com/pegasus-30-ekimde-istanbul-dublin-ucuslarina-basliyor/ Düsseldorf, Edinburgh,{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Adam |title=Edinburgh Airport: Pegasus Airlines to launch flights to Istanbul |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24310800.edinburgh-airport-pegasus-airlines-launch-flights-istanbul/ |access-date=10 May 2024 |publisher=The National}} Edremit, Eindhoven,{{cite web|url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/pegasus-airlines-opent-lijndienst-tussen-eindhoven-en-istanbul|title=Pegasus Airlines opent lijndienst tussen Eindhoven en Istanbul|first=Neal|last=Luitwieler|date=15 April 2019|website=Luchtvaartnieuws|access-date=7 February 2020}} Elazığ, Erbil, Ercan, Erzincan, Erzurum, Frankfurt, Ganja,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220426-pcns22|title=Pegasus NS22 International Network Addition Update - 24APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=26 April 2022|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flypgs.com/basin-odasi/duyurular/istanbul-gence-seferlerimiz-satisa-acilmistir|title=İstanbul-Gence seferlerimiz satışa açılmıştır|date=14 February 2022|website=Pegasus Airlines|language=tr-TR|access-date=16 February 2022}} Gaziantep, Gazipaşa/Alanya, Geneva, Giza, Graz (begins 30 May 2025),https://havasosyalmedya.com/pegasus-3-yeni-destinasyon-duyurdu/ Grozny, Hamburg, Hannover, Helsinki, Hurghada, Iğdır,{{cite web |url=https://www.haberler.com/pegasus-hava-yollari-7-mayis-ta-istanbul-sabiha-13962986-haberi/|title=Pegasus Hava Yolları 7 Mayıs'ta İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen-Iğdır seferlerine başlayacak.|date=2 March 2021 }} Isfahan,{{cite web |title=Pegasus to Expand Iran Network From late-Sep 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240819-pcsep24ir |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=19 August 2024}} İzmir, Jeddah, Kahramanmaraş,{{cite web |title=Pegasus to Resume 2 Domestic Routes in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250102-pcns25tr |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 January 2025}} Karachi, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Konya, Kutaisi,{{cite news |title=Pegasus Adds Istanbul – Kutaisi Service From mid-Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231206-pcdec23kut |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |date=6 December 2023 |language=en-CA}} Kuwait City, London–Stansted, Lyon, Madrid, Malatya, Manchester,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283794/pegasus-airlines-adds-istanbul-manchester-link-from-july-2019/|title=Pegasus Airlines adds Istanbul – Manchester link from July 2019|website=Routesonline|access-date=7 February 2020}} Mardin, Marseille, Mashhad,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240509-pcjul24mhd|title=Pegasus Adds Istanbul - Mashhad from July 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=9 May 2024|accessdate=10 May 2024}} Medina,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Pegasus adds Madinah flights from Jan 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287855/pegasus-adds-madinah-flights-from-jan-2020/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=2 December 2019}} Munich, Muş, Muscat,{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279032/pegasus-adds-muscat-service-from-july-2018/|title=Pegasus adds Muscat service from July 2018|website=Routes}} Nice,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241204-pcdec24nce|title=Pegasus Adds Istanbul – Nice From mid-Dec 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 December 2024|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Nuremberg, Ordu/Giresun, Osh,{{cite web|author=Pegasus |url=https://www.flypgs.com/en/city-guide/how-to-get-to-osh |title=How to Get to Osh? |publisher=Flypgs.com |date=2022-03-25 |accessdate=2022-05-07}} Oslo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Podgorica,{{cite web | url=https://www.turizmajansi.com/haber/balkanlarda-yeni-rotaya-ucus-tarihi-belli-oldu-h61486 | title=Balkanlarda yeni rotaya uçuş tarihi belli oldu }} Prague, Pristina, Ras Al Khaimah,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285546/pegasus-schedules-ras-al-khaimah-launch-in-late-oct-2019/|title=Pegasus schedules Ras al Khaimah launch in late-Oct 2019|publisher=routesonline.com|date=23 July 2019}} Riyadh,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283710/pegasus-airlines-expands-middle-east-network-in-2q19/|title=Pegasus Airlines expands Middle East network in 2Q19|website=Routesonline|access-date=7 February 2020}} Rize/Artvin, Rome–Fiumicino, Rotterdam/The Hague,{{cite news|title=Pegasus adds Hamburg / Rotterdam service in W18|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281219/pegasus-adds-hamburg-rotterdam-service-in-w18/|access-date=28 October 2018|work=routesonline.com}} Saint Petersburg,{{cite web | url=https://www.turizmajansi.com/haber/pegasus-tan-rusya-da-yeni-ucus-noktasi-h47785 | title=Rusya'da yeni uçuş noktası! | Turizm Ajansı | Turizm Haberleri | Turizm Gazetesi }} Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Sarajevo, Seville,{{cite web|url=https://www.flypgs.com/basin-bultenleri/pegasustan-endulusun-kalbi-sevillaya-39-euroya-ucma-firsati|title=La oportunidad de volar de Pegasus a Sevilla, el corazón de Andalucía|publisher=Pegasus Airlines|date=21 August 2024|accessdate=21 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=Pegasus Schedules Bremen / Seville Launch in Sep/Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240829-pcsep24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 August 2024}} Sharjah,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282155/pegasus-adds-istanbul-sharjah-route-from-mid-dec-2018/|title=Pegasus adds Istanbul – Sharjah route from mid-Dec 2018|publisher=routesonline|access-date=26 December 2018}} Sharm El Sheikh, Shiraz, Shymkent, Sinop,{{cite web | url=https://m.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/pegasus-istanbulsinop-ucuslarina-hazirlaniyor.html | title=Pegasus, İstanbul-Sinop uçuşlarına hazırlanıyor }} Sivas, Skopje, Sofia,{{cite web | url=https://travelnews.bg/bg/news/17111895784312/niskotarifnata-pegasus-airlines-otnovo-shte-leti-mezhdu-sofiya-i-istanbul | title=Нискотарифната Pegasus Airlines отново ще лети между София и Истанбул }} Stockholm–Arlanda,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220805-pcnw22arn|title=Pegasus Resumes Ankara – Stockholm Service From Nov 2022|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 August 2022|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Stuttgart, Sulaimaniyah, Tabriz, Tbilisi, Tehran–Imam Khomeini, Tirana, Trabzon, Tuzla,{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/07/tuzla-secures-year-round-pegasus.html| title=Tuzla secures year-round Pegasus Airlines service| date=11 July 2024}} Van, Venice,{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Pegasus adds Venice service from July 2019|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283034/pegasus-adds-venice-service-from-july-2019/|work=Routesonline|date=20 February 2019}} Vienna, Yerevan,{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/pegasus-airlines-flyone-begin-turkey-armenia-charter-flights-february-2022-01-13/|title=Pegasus Airlines, FlyOne to begin Turkey-Armenia charter flights in February|website=Reuters}} Zagreb,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231207-pcjan24zag|title=Pegasus Adds Istanbul – Zagreb From mid-Jan 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=7 December 2023|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://www.flypgs.com/en | title=Cheapest Flights & Booking Flight Tickets | Pegasus Airlines }} Zurich
Seasonal: Mytilene, Rhodes
| Qatar Airways | Doha
| SalamAir | Muscat{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283696/salam-air-outlines-further-network-expansion-in-s19/|title=Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19|website=Routesonline|access-date=7 February 2020}}{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240624-ovwycodeshare|title=Oman Air / Salam Air Expands Codeshare Service From June 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 June 2024|accessdate=31 December 2024|language=en-ca}}
| Transavia France | Paris–Orly (begins 26 October 2025)https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjap9OtIKh/
}}
=Cargo=
{{Airport destination list
| Cargolux[https://www.cargolux.com/network-offices/network-offices cargolux.com - Network & Offices] retrieved 28 March 2020 | Luxembourg
| Ethiopian Cargo[https://cargo.ethiopianairlines.com/CargoNetwork cargoethiopianairlines.com - Cargo Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429130233/https://cargo.ethiopianairlines.com/CargoNetwork |date=29 April 2020 }} retrieved 28 March 2020 | Addis Ababa
| MNG Airlines[https://www.mngairlines.com/scheduled-cargo mngairlines.com - Scheduled Cargo] retrieved 28 March 2020 | Leipzig/Halle, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
}}
Statistics
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| class="wikitable"
|+İstanbul–Sabiha Gökçen International Airport passenger traffic statistics{{cite web|url=https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/EN/Statistics.aspx|title=Statistics|publisher=dhmi.gov.tr|access-date=14 January 2023}} |
| style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year ! Domestic ! % change ! International ! % change ! Total ! % change |
| 2025(Mar.)
| 4,320,650 |{{no change}} 0% | 5,984,192 |{{increase}} 16% | 10,304,842 |{{increase}} 9% |
| 2024
| 19,509,605 |{{increase}} 12% | 21,973,296 |{{increase}} 14% | 41,482,901 |{{increase}} 13% |
| 2023
| 17,473,660 |{{increase}} 15% | 19,351,764 |{{increase}} 25% | 36,825,424 |{{increase}} 20% |
| 2022
| 15,239,756 |{{decrease}} 5% | 15,498,098 |{{increase}} 76% | 30,737,854 |{{increase}} 23% |
| 2021
| 16,095,763 |{{increase}} 38% | 8,805,144 |{{increase}} 67% | 24,900,907 |{{increase}} 47% |
| 2020
| 11,687,578 |{{decrease}} 46% | 5,263,612 |{{decrease}} 63% | 16,951,190 |{{decrease}} 52% |
| 2019
| 21,505,088 |{{decrease}} 4% | 14,055,522 |{{increase}} 21% | 35,560,610 |{{increase}} 4% |
| 2018
| 22,514,048 |{{increase}} 7% | 11,619,569 |{{increase}} 13% | 34,133,617 |{{increase}} 9% |
| 2017
| 21,075,833 |{{increase}} 4% | 10,310,205 |{{increase}} 9% | 31,386,038 |{{increase}} 6% |
| 2016
| 20,196,261 |{{increase}} 9% | 9,471,592 |{{decrease}} 1% | 29,667,853 |{{increase}} 6% |
| 2015
| 18,525,649 |{{increase}} 24% | 9,583,089 |{{increase}} 12% | 28,108,738 |{{increase}} 20% |
| 2014
| 14,955,571 |{{increase}} 25% | 8,539,075 |{{increase}} 30% | 23,494,646 |{{increase}} 27% |
| 2013
| 11,928,074 |{{increase}} 23% | 6,593,688 |{{increase}} 33% | 18,521,762 |{{increase}} 26% |
| 2012
| 9,710,105 |{{increase}} 12% | 4,975,947 |{{increase}} 13% | 14,686,052 |{{increase}} 12% |
| 2011
| 8,704,249 |{{increase}} 16% | 4,420,421 |{{increase}} 19% | 13,124,670 |{{increase}} 17% |
| 2010
| 7,489,479 |{{increase}} 66% | 3,700,199 |{{increase}} 84% | 11,189,678 |{{increase}} 72% |
| 2009
| 4,510,895 |{{increase}} 63% | 2,006,591 |{{increase}} 32% | 6,517,486 |{{increase}} 52% |
| 2008
| 2,764,856 |{{increase}} 9% | 1,516,337 |{{increase}} 27% | 4,281,193 |{{increase}} 15% |
| 2007
| 2,528,549 |{{increase}} 17% | 1,191,946 |{{increase}} 56% | 3,720,495 |{{increase}} 28% |
| 2006
| 2,153,561 |{{increase}} 285% | 762,893 |{{increase}} 66% | 2,916,454 |{{increase}} 186% |
| 2005
| 559,824 |{{increase}} 5323% | 459,922 |{{increase}} 96% | 1,019,746 |{{increase}} 315% |
| 2004
| 10,323 |{{increase}} 265% | 235,278 |{{increase}} 52% | 245,601 |{{increase}} 56% |
| 2003
| 2,826 |{{steady}} | 154,346 |{{steady}} | 157,172 |{{steady}} |
Ground transport
{{see also|Public transport in Istanbul}}
File:IstanbulMetroM4AirportStation.jpg has been extended to the airport.]]
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is connected to the city of Istanbul and the city's wider metropolitan area through a number of transport options.
=Rail=
The airport is located 14 km from the Pendik railway station and sea-taxi stations.
=Metro=
{{Main|Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı (Istanbul Metro)}}
The {{rail-interchange|istanbul|M4}} M4 metro line was extended to Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı station on 2 October 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.istanbul/Hatlarimiz/HatDetay?hat=M4|title=M4 Kadıköy-Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı Metro Line|publisher=Metro Istanbul|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209031957/https://www.metro.istanbul/Hatlarimiz/HatDetay?hat=M4|url-status=live|language=tr|archive-date=2024-02-09|access-date=2025-04-19}}
{{rail-interchange|istanbul|M10}} M10, a metro connection to 20px Marmaray and File:Yüksek Hızlı Tren logo.svg Yüksek Hızlı Tren via the Pendik station is currently being built.{{fact|date=January 2025}}
=Road=
The airport is reachable by car and taxi {{cite web|url=https://taksihesaplama.com|title=İstanbul taksi ücreti|website=taksihesaplama.com|language=Turkish|access-date=9 February 2024}} from the {{jct|country=TUR|E|80}} European motorway which passes through the Istanbul Metropolitan Area. Shuttlebus companies such as Havaist{{cite web | url=https://www.sabihagokcen.aero/passengers-and-visitors/transport-and-parking/transportation/havaist-shuttle | title=Search }} along with express public buses E10 and E11 operated by İETT{{cite web | url=https://www.sabihagokcen.aero/passengers-and-visitors/transport-and-parking/transportation/public-bus | title=Public Bus }} serve Taksim and Kadıköy and there are coaches to nearby towns and cities.
Accidents and incidents
- On 23 December 2015, at approximately 2:00 AM, explosions were reported to have occurred in a parked Pegasus Airlines aircraft, killing one cleaner and wounding another inside the plane. Five nearby planes were reported to be damaged as well. The operations were reported to continue normally soon after, however with heightened security measures in place.{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-airport-blast-idUKKBN0U60DQ20151223|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224110947/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-airport-blast-idUKKBN0U60DQ20151223|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2015|title=Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched|author=Daren Butler|date=23 December 2015|work=Reuters UK}} Three days later, it was reported that militant group Kurdistan Freedom Falcons had organized the attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2015/12/26/pkk-affiliated-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-istanbul-airport-attack|title=PKK-affiliated terrorist group claims responsibility for Istanbul airport attack|date=26 December 2015|work=DailySabah}}
- On 7 January 2020, a plane operated as Pegasus Airlines flight 747, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a runway excursion after landing. Passengers evacuated the aircraft using slides. No fatalities or injuries occurred.{{cite web|title=Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı'nda uçuşlar 06.00'ya ertelendi|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/sabiha-gokcen-havalimaninda-ucuslar-06-00ya-ertelendi,k9pL5FPF8USbyQG8CRo14w|access-date=2020-11-04|website=www.ntv.com.tr|language=tr}}
- On 5 February 2020, a Boeing 737-800, registration TC-IZK, operated as Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193, skidded off the end of Runway 06, leading to an airport shutdown.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/turkey-airport-idUSL8N29C2EZ|title=Flights suspended at an Istanbul airport after plane overshoot|newspaper=Reuters |date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 February 2020|via=www.reuters.com}} There were 177 passengers and 6 crew on board. Three people were killed, another 179 were injured.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://www.sabihagokcen.aero/homepage}}
- {{NWS-current|LTFJ}}
- {{ASN|SAW}}
- [https://kmhesaplama.com/istanbul-sabiha-gokcen-havalimani-arasi-kac-km/ İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı Arası Kaç Km]
- [https://www.bilet.com/en/ucak-bileti/havaalanlari/sabiha-gokcen-havalimani/ Sabiha Gökçen Take-off and landing Flights]
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