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Istanbul's
Atatürk International Airport
(IST) at Yesilyurt, 23
km (14 miles) west of Sultanahmet Square, is the busiest of Turkey's
major airports.
Domestic Terminal
Construction of the Terminal started
in 1975 The terminal began to serve as an International
Terminal on November 7, 1983. The Terminal has been
serving as a Domestic Terminal since September 9, 2000.
Domestic Terminal is connected with
the International Terminal, multi-storey car park and
metro station by the tunnels including underground
moving walks. Both terminals are connected to each other
on Domestic Terminal Departures Floor and International
Terminal Arrival Floor via transportation corridors.
A bank, ATM, rent a car, hotel
reservation, hairdresser, baggage custody, restaurant
and DHMI Health Unit are included on the Arrival floor.
Public bus, Taxi and Havaş Bus Stops are also available
in front of the arrival floor.
Restaurants, souvenirs, post office
and Health Unit (Port Clinic) are located on the
departure floor.
International Terminal
New International Terminal constructed
in Built-Operate-Transfer model by TAV Consortium was
opened in January 10, 2000. 267,500 square meters
terminal building consisting of 23 stands with boarding
bridges has a capacity of 20 million passengers per year.
A transportation tunnel and a
connecting bridge provides the passengers rapid access
to the Domestic Terminal.
Baggage are directed to the aircraft
automatically by a Baggage Reconciliation System. This
system prevents the unreconciled bags of the passengers
unable to catch the aircraft from being loaded to
aircraft,Baggages of transit flights are directed
regarding to the final departure point by optic readers.
Sabiha Gokcen Airport
Development of
Anatolia shall begin from the Anatolian Coast of
Istanbul.
Sabiha
Gökçen Airport is getting ready to open new horizons for
Turkey, just like the woman combat pilot of Turkey that
it is named after. The Airport which is the first step
towards the "Advanced Technology Industry Park" project,
which shall serve the country in numerous fields such as
transportation, foreign trade, aviation and technology,
shall act as a leader for conversion of the region into
a technology base in the future. Just like Sabiha Gökçen
leading the way to Turkish women in undertaking equal
roles with men in all fields of business, years ago.
TELEPHONE
10 pay phones, of which 8 are of magnetic
card type and 2 are of Credit Card and Smart Card, are
available at the International Flights and Domestic
Flights Terminals
LUGGAGE TROLLEYS
Luggage trolleys are available at the A and B gates and
Arrival hall of the International Flights Terminal and
in front of the Domestic Flights Terminal. Luggage
trolleys are provided free of charge.
PTT
( Post Office )
PTT office located at the arrival hall of the
International Flights Terminal serves between 8:30-16:30
hours.
WHEELCHAIR SERVICE
Wheelchair service is provided free of charge at our
Domestic and International Flights terminals for
handicapped and ill passengers.
BABY CARE ROOM
A baby room is provided for baby care in the departure
lounge, Hall A of the International Flights Terminal.
TOILETS FOR THE HANDICAPPED
A toilet is provided for the handicapped passengers in
the departure lounge of Hall A and B of International
Flights Terminal and departure lounge of Domestic
Flights Terminal
FOOD-BEVERAGES AND
SHOPPING AREAS
RESTAURANT/BAR/CAFE
Wings Café and Bar is located at the mezzanine lounge of
International Flights terminal and two cafés are located
in A and B halls of the ground floor.
East Port Cafe is at your service at the departure
lounge of the Domestic Flights Terminal.
MINI MARKET
Newspapers, cigarettes, magazines, perfumes, personal
care products and packed food products are available at
the arrival lounge of the International Flights
Terminal.
UNITEL TECHNOMARKET
A store of the Unitel firm selling cellular telephones
and accessories, various electronic devices and
equipment is located at the arrival lounge of the
International Flights Terminal.
SHOPS
Tobacco Shop SKYMART is operated by Serhan Serdar Tektas;
and Sinasi Ayhan Adi, located at the sectioned halls of
the International Flights Terminal.
Turkish Delight Shop is operated by
Zümrüt Kuyumculuk Elek. Paz. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. , located
at the sectioned halls of the International Flights
Terminal.
DUTY FREE SHOPS
Popular spirits, cigarettes, candies, perfume products
of the world sold in the shops operated by the SETUR
firm, located at the sectioned halls of the
International Flights Terminal.
BANK
Türkiye Is
Bankasi and Akbank branch located at the arrival lounge
of the International Flights Terminal provides all kinds
of banking services.
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