SAW — Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- IATA code
- SAW
- ICAO code
- LTFJ
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 48,407,144
- 2025 · +16.8% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 115
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Europe/Istanbul
- Elevation
- 95 m
- 312 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,540 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 11,541,028 passengers, +12.0% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About SAW
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is a large airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. It opened in 2001 and is run by Malaysia Airports. 48,407,144 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 115 nonstop routes from SAW.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from SAW
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SAW → AYT | 462 km | 2,355,511 |
| SAW → ADB | 343 km | 1,722,834 |
| SAW → ECN | 736 km | 1,547,419 |
| SAW → TZX | 882 km | 1,403,913 |
| SAW → ESB | 324 km | 1,327,226 |
| SAW → BJV | 429 km | 1,196,569 |
| SAW → DLM | 467 km | 1,001,953 |
| SAW → ASR | 580 km | 973,410 |
| SAW → GZT | 833 km | 907,101 |
| SAW → STN | 2,524 km | 877,269 |
| SAW → SZF | 611 km | 686,894 |
| SAW → CGN | 2,034 km | 675,452 |
| SAW → DUS | 2,078 km | 669,270 |
| SAW → TLV | 1,105 km | 665,630 |
| SAW → AMS | 2,251 km | 627,464 |
| SAW → DIY | 995 km | 617,026 |
| SAW → COV | 669 km | 562,262 |
| SAW → VIE | 1,289 km | 496,940 |
| SAW → RZV | 970 km | 491,908 |
| SAW → BER | 1,750 km | 479,035 |
| SAW → JED | 2,324 km | 473,203 |
| SAW → VAN | 1,231 km | 470,825 |
| SAW → ERZ | 1,011 km | 463,719 |
| SAW → OGU | 739 km | 459,146 |
| SAW → STR | 1,802 km | 446,483 |
| SAW → TBS | 1,312 km | 446,171 |
| SAW → FRA | 1,904 km | 443,269 |
| SAW → GYD | 1,750 km | 440,372 |
| SAW → MUC | 1,613 km | 407,203 |
| SAW → FCO | 1,429 km | 405,904 |
| SAW → DXB | 2,970 km | 405,538 |
| SAW → ZRH | 1,806 km | 389,027 |
| SAW → BGY | 1,672 km | 388,385 |
| SAW → HAM | 2,023 km | 375,867 |
| SAW → KYA | 428 km | 373,117 |
| SAW → CPH | 2,040 km | 363,572 |
| SAW → EZS | 892 km | 353,306 |
| SAW → BSL | 1,885 km | 349,639 |
| SAW → RUH | 2,393 km | 346,198 |
| SAW → SJJ | 960 km | 330,935 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Other airports in Istanbul
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| IST | İstanbul Airport | 64 km |
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YEI | Bursa Yenişehir Airport | 75 km |
| TEQ | Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport | 120 km |
| AOE | Hasan Polatkan Airport | 159 km |
| BZI | Balıkesir Airport | 184 km |
| KZR | Zafer Airport | 211 km |
Distance from SAW to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 3,540 m | 60 m | Concrete |
| 06L/24R | 3,000 m | 45 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Pendik, Istanbul, İstanbul Province, Turkey · 40.8986, 29.3092
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