Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

SAW 📍 Istanbul, Turkey

اسان بابت Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

The secondary international airport serving Istanbul, located on the Asian side. Named after Sabiha Gökçen, the world's first female fighter pilot and adoptive daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Hub for Pegasus Airlines and AnadoluJet. Popular with budget-conscious Pakistani travelers.

Direct flights from Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.

key_information

iata_code

SAW

city

Istanbul

province

Istanbul

country

Turkey

established

2001

coordinates

40.898333, 29.309167

distance_from_city

32 km southeast of Istanbul city center

travel_information

nearest_hotels

Iskur Hotel (inside terminal), Holiday Inn Istanbul Airport (2km), Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Asia (15km)

distances_to_cities

Izmit 50km, Bursa 150km, Ankara 450km

additional_details

ICAO: LTFJ. Two runways (3,000m and 3,500m). Third busiest single-runway airport in the world. Pegasus Airlines hub. Asian side location. 24-hour operation.