Istanbul Airport, Turkey
Opening of the new Istanbul airport
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will inaugurate on October 29, the anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, the first phase of Istanbul's new airport,
With a large festive ceremony attended by prominent personalities.
Istanbul's third airport will be the largest airport around the world after the full opening of its four phases,
It will have a capacity of 200 million passengers annually, noting that it won many international awards before its opening.
The new Istanbul airport will be opened gradually in 4 phases, the first phase at the end of October,
It is expected that all construction phases will be completed in 2023.
Upon completion of the construction of all phases of the airport, it will include 6 independent runways.
It can accommodate 500 planes at one time, and an open and closed parking garage that can accommodate 70,000 cars.
The airport was built in an architectural style that includes the cultural inventory of Istanbul on an area of 76 million square meters
Istanbul's third airport was built under one roof on an area of 1.5 million square meters.
It will also have a free zone overlooking the Bosphorus Strait.
Istanbul Airport, Turkey
The airport will provide services to 250 aviation police, and 2,000 planes will land and take off daily.
It will also organize daily flights from the airport to more than 350 destinations.
Due to the importance of the airport and being one of the most important air transport centers in the world, it was equipped with the latest security systems and surveillance cameras.
Istanbul Airport in Turkey will play an important role in Turkey achieving its economic goals of entering the list of the top 10 economies in the world
By 2023, which marks the first centenary of the founding of the Turkish Republic.
Istanbul currently has two airports, one of which is Ataturk Airport on the European side and Sabiha Gokcen Airport on the Asian side.