Airport profile · IST / LTFM
Istanbul Airport
Istanbul Airport (IST / LTFM) serves the Istanbul area in Türkiye. This profile brings together identifiers, geographic reference data and the IANA time-zone name, with links to neighbouring airports and practical transfer guides.
Verified reference facts
- IATA / ICAO
- IST / LTFM
- Location
- Istanbul
- Country
- Türkiye · TR
- Time zone
Europe/Istanbul- Latitude / longitude (decimal degrees)
- 41.27487, 28.73214°
- Field elevation
- 325 ft · ≈ 99 m
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Geography: OurAirports, public domain. Names, codes and coordinates are reference data, not operational navigation information. Time-zone identifiers: IANA conventions.
Before booking a connection
Check the airport code on every flight segment, the terminal and whether baggage is checked through. A change of airport requires a ground journey; a change of terminal can require immigration or security. Minimum connection times depend on the precise itinerary and are not a general recommendation for separate tickets.
Reading the time zone
Europe/Istanbul — Use the IANA identifier with the exact travel date. A fixed UTC offset is not reliable across daylight-saving changes or government decisions. Timetables normally show local times at each airport; compare complete dates as well as hours when crossing midnight or the international date line.
Nearby airports in this reference
Distances are calculated between airport reference coordinates on a sphere of radius 6,371 km, rounded to the nearest kilometre. They are not road distances, flight lengths or evidence of a scheduled service. This selection is limited to airports in our reference.
- SAW Sabiha Gökçen International Airport≈ 64 km · Compare
- ADB Adnan Menderes Airport≈ 358 km · Compare
- ATH Athens International Airport≈ 553 km · Compare
- BUD Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport≈ 1016 km · Compare
- TLV Ben Gurion Airport≈ 1166 km · Compare
Questions about this topic
What are the codes for Istanbul Airport?
The IATA code is IST and the ICAO code is LTFM. Booking systems commonly use the three-letter IATA code; operational references commonly use the four-character ICAO code. Always check the code rather than the city name alone.
Which time-zone identifier applies to IST?
The reference uses Europe/Istanbul. Use date-aware software to determine the offset on the day of travel; this profile does not provide a live airport clock.
Does the nearest airport offer the same flights?
Geographic proximity does not establish equivalent routes, fares, baggage rules or terminal access. Check each airport separately with the airline and include ground transport in the total journey cost.