Countdown Begins for Istanbul Airport's New Runway.
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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport will be opened on September 18th with the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Uraloğlu stated that the new runway will be Istanbul Airport's first East-West runway, and that with its commissioning...
Istanbul Airport is preparing for increasing passenger and flight traffic with a new runway. With the commissioning of the 4th main runway on September 18th, the number of runways will increase to 6. The airport is expected to host approximately 40 million passengers in the first 6 months of 2026, and on August 16th, it broke an all-time record for daily passenger numbers in Turkey and Europe with 290,287 passengers.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport will be inaugurated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on September 18th. This project, which will be the first east-west oriented runway at the facility, will bring the total number of runways to six.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport will be opened on September 18th. The new runway, which will be the airport's first east-west runway, will bring the total number of runways to 6, significantly reducing taxiing and flight times, particularly for domestic and eastbound flights.
The 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport will be opened on September 18th with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This new investment, which will be the airport's first east-west oriented runway, will bring the total number of runways to... Click here for more.
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