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Overview - Atatürk Airport

Atatürk Airport [tr] (IATA: ISL (IST until April 6, 2019); ICAO: LTBA) serves the city of Istanbul.


Service to the city is provided through Atatürk Havalimanı Station, located on-site.

External Services

External services to Istanbul are provided through Metro service.

Atatürk Havalimanı Station

 ON-SITE 

Metro
Atatürk Havalimanı Station

Atatürk Havalimanı Station. Source: Wikimedia (September 5, 2024, Kayra)/CC BY-SA 4.0

Atatürk Havalimanı Station [tr] is located on-site in front of the former international terminal. It was opened on December 20, 2002.


Atatürk Havalimanı Station is on the Istanbul Metro [tr] Line M1 [tr]. The following services serve this station:

  • Light Metro - Istanbul Metro M1a - Service to Yenikapı. As of July 2026, 7-8 trains operate per hour towards Istanbul on weekdays off-peak

Connector Services

Atatürk Airport has no connector service.

Internal Services

Atatürk Airport has no internal service.

References & Helpful Links

Istanbul Metro Website (English) | Istanbul Metro Website (Turkish)


External Citations


Last Updated: Jul 31, 2026