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{{Infobox airport
'''Sabiha Gökçen International Airport'''
| name        = Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen<br>International Airport
Airport code SAW is one of the two international airports serving [[İstanbul]), the largest city in [[Turkey]], the other being [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Atatürk Airport]]. Located {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} southeast<ref name="AIP"/> of central İstanbul, Sabiha Gökçen is on the [[Asia]]n side of the bi-continental city and serves as the hub for [[Pegasus Airlines]] as well as a base for [[Turkish Airlines]] and [[Borajet]]. The facility is named after [[Sabiha Gökçen]], the first female combat [[aviator|pilot]] in Turkey.
| nativename  = <small>İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen<br>Uluslararası Havalimanı</small>
| image        = Sabiha Gökçen International Airport logo.svg
| image-width  = 250
| image2      = Airport_Sahiba_Gökcen_from_Air.jpg
| image2-width = 250
| IATA        = SAW
| ICAO        = LTFJ
| pushpin_map  = Turkey Marmara
| pushpin_label = SAW
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Northwest Turkey
| type        = Public
| owner        = HEAŞ (Airport Management & Aeronautical Industries Inc)
| operator    = [[Malaysia Airports]]
| city-served  = [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
| location    = [[Pendik]]
| hub          =
*[[AnadoluJet]]
*[[Borajet]]
*[[Pegasus Airlines]]
*[[Turkish Airlines]]
| timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc = [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]
| summer = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utcs = [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
| elevation-f  = 312
| elevation-m  = 95
| coordinates  = {{coord|40|53|54|N|29|18|33|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}
| website      = [http://www.sabihagokcen.aero/ sabihagokcen.aero]
| metric-rwy  = Y
| r1-number    = 06/24
| r1-length-f  = 9,842
| r1-length-m  = 3,000
| r1-surface  = [[Concrete]]
| stat-year = 2015
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 28,285,578
| stat2-header = Passenger change 14–15
| stat2-data = {{increase}}19.7%
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data = 206,180
| stat4-header = Movements change 14–15
| stat4-data = {{increase}}19.3%
| footnotes    = Source: Turkish [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation|EUROCONTROL]]<ref name="AIP">[http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp EAD Basic]. Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.</ref><br>Passenger Traffic, ACI Europe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pr.euractiv.com/files/pr/Airport%20Traffic%20Report%20-%20December%20Q4%20%20Full%20Year%202015.pdf|title=ACI EUROPE Airport Traffic Report. December, Q4 and Full Year 2015|publisher=|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref>
}}
 
'''Sabiha Gökçen International Airport''' {{Airport codes|SAW|LTFJ}} is one of the two [[international airport]]s serving [[İstanbul]], the largest city in [[Turkey]], the other being [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Atatürk Airport]]. Located {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} southeast<ref name="AIP"/> of central İstanbul, Sabiha Gökçen is on the [[Asia]]n side of the bi-continental city and serves as the hub for [[Pegasus Airlines]] as well as a base for [[Turkish Airlines]] and [[Borajet]]. The facility is named after [[Sabiha Gökçen]], the first female combat [[aviator|pilot]] in Turkey.


==Overview==
==Overview==
The airport was built because [[Atatürk International Airport]] (located on the [[Europe]]an side) was not large enough to meet the booming passenger demands (both domestic and international). In June 2007, Turkish conglomerate [[Limak Holding]], India's [[GMR Group]] and [[Malaysia Airports|Malaysia Airport Holding Berhad]] (MAHB) consortium gained the contract for upgrading and maintaining the airport. In mid-2008, ground was broken to upgrade the international terminal to handle 25 million passengers annually. The new terminal was inaugurated on 31 October 2009.
The airport was built because [[Atatürk International Airport]] was not large enough to meet the booming passenger demands.
 
SAW's international terminal capacity originally was 3 million passengers per year and the domestic terminal capacity was 0.5 million passengers per year. In 2010, Sabiha Gökçen airport handled 11,129,472 passengers, a 71% increase compared to 2009.<ref>[http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/getBinaryFile.aspx?Type=13&dosyaID=3&IstatistikID=40 2010 airport statistics]. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.</ref> The airport was planning (in 2011) to host 25 million passengers by 2023,<ref>[http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200908040859dowjonesdjonline000380&title=istanbuls-2nd-airport-to-reach-25-million-passengers-by-2023-iha İstanbul's 2nd Airport To Reach 25 Million Passengers By 2023]. Nasdaq.com (2011-05-24). Retrieved on 2011-08-01.</ref><ref>[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/11928901.asp Sabiha Gökçen'de rekor yolcu sayısı]. Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.</ref> but handled more than 28 million passengers in 2015 already.
 
In September 2010, the airport was voted the World's Best Airport at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in [[London]] and received the award.<ref>[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/15906767.asp?gid=373 Sabiha Gökçen dünyanın en iyi havalimanı seçildi – Hürriyet Ekonomi]. Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved on 2011-08-01.</ref> The other awards received by the airport in 2010 were: Turkey’s Most Successful Tourism Investment 2010, the highly commended award from Routes Europe and the airport is honored with Airport Traffic Growth Award by Airline News & Network Analysis web site anna.aero.<ref>{{cite news|title=EURO ANNIES 2011: Airport Awards|url=http://www.anna.aero/2011/05/19/euro-annies-2011-airport-awards/|accessdate=19 May 2011|newspaper=anna.aero Airline Network News & Analysis}} In December 2013, MAHB acquired GMR's 40 percent stake in a deal worthed 225 million euros.</ref>
 
With 28,285,578 passengers and 206,180 aircraft movements in 2015, Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is the second busiest single-runway airport in the world ([[London Gatwick]]  has two runways but only can work as a single-runway airport).<ref>[https://panethos.wordpress.com/2015/09/02/worlds-busiest-single-runway-commercial-airports/ World`s busiest single-runway commercial airports]. Retrieved on 2016-11-13.</ref>
 
==Terminals==
The new terminal building of 25 million annual passenger capacity conducts domestic and international flights under one roof.
 
The features of and the services at the new terminal of the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and its outlying buildings include:
 
* a four-storey car park with a capacity of about 4,718 vehicles + 72 bus (3.836 indoors and 882 + 72 bus outdoors).
* a four-storey hotel with 128 rooms, adjacent to the terminal and with separate entrances at air and ground sides.
* 112 check-in, 24 online check-in counters
* a VIP building & apron viewing CIP halls with business lounges
* Multi Aircraft Ramp System (MARS), allowing simultaneous service to 8 aircraft with large fuselages (IATA code E) or 16 middle-sized fuselage aircraft (IATA code C).
* a 400 m² conference center
* 5,000 m² food court, for cafés and restaurants belonging the leading food & beverage brands
* a [[duty-free shop]]ping area, with a ground of 4,500 square-meters; with shops at international standards.
 
The airport's cargo terminal has a capacity of 90,000 tons per year and is equipped with 18 cold storage depots.
 
==Airlines and destinations==
 
===Passenger===
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport:<ref>[http://www.sabihagokcen.aero/passengers-and-visitors/flight-destinations sabihagokcen.aero - Flight Destinations] retrieved 3 August 2016</ref>
 
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===Cargo===
{{Airport destination list
|[[ASL Airlines Belgium]]|[[Liege Airport|Liege]]
|[[Buraq Air]]|[[Misrata Airport|Misrata]]
|[[Cargolux]]|[[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman-Queen Alia]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]]
|[[CAVOK Air]]|[[Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport|Lviv]]
|[[Ethiopian Airlines]]|[[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Liege Airport|Liege]]
|[[MNG Airlines]]|[[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig]], [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]|[[MyCargo Airlines]]|[[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]], [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Liege Airport|Liege]]
|Silk Road Cargo|[[Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]
|[[Silk Way Airlines]]|[[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]]
|[[Ukraine Air Alliance]]|[[Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport|Lviv]], [[Boryspil International Airport|Kiev]]
|[[ULS Airlines Cargo]]|[[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Misrata Airport|Misrata]], [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]], [[Tripoli International Airport|Tripoli]]
}}
 
==Statistics==
 
===Traffic figures===
[[File:Sabiha Gokcen transport.JPG|thumb|Terminal building]]
[[File:SAW Departures level.JPG|thumb|Check-in area]]
[[File:СабихIа Гёкчен аэропорт.png|thumb|Apron view]]
<center>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport passenger traffic statistics'''<ref name="statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx|title=Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi Genel Müdürlüğü|author=DHMİ Genel Müdürlüğü|publisher=dhmi.gov.tr|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Domestic
! % change
! International
! % change
! Total
! % change
|-
| 2016 (Nov.)
|  18,618,254
|{{increase}} 9%
|  8,748,958
|{{decrease}} 1%
|  27,367,212
|{{increase}} 6%
|-
| 2015
| 18,535,463
|{{increase}} 24%
| 9,576,975
|{{increase}} 12%
| 28,112,438
|{{increase}} 20%
|-
| 2014
| 15,008,600
|{{increase}} 26%
| 8,499,541
|{{increase}} 29%
| 23,508,141
|{{increase}} 27%
|-
| 2013
| 11,947,424
|{{increase}} 23%
| 6,694,418
|{{increase}} 35%
| 18,641,842
|{{increase}} 27%
|-
| 2012
| 9,486,469
|{{increase}} 9%
| 5,000,773
|{{increase}} 13%
| 14,487,242
|{{increase}} 10%
|-
| 2011
| 8,704,249
|{{increase}} 16%
| 4,420,421
|{{increase}} 20%
| 13,124,670
|{{increase}} 17%
|-
| 2010
| 7,435,158
|{{increase}} 65%
| 3,694,314
|{{increase}} 84%
| 11,129,472
|{{increase}} 71%
|-
| 2009
| 4,547,673
|{{increase}} 63%
| 2,092,285
|{{increase}} 33%
| 6,639,958
|{{increase}} 52%
|-
| 2008
| 2,764,856
|{{increase}} 9%
| 1,516,337
|{{increase}} 27%
| 4,281,193
|{{increase}} 15%
|-
| 2007
| 2,528,549
|{{increase}} 17%
| 1,191,946
|{{increase}} 56%
| 3,720,495
|{{increase}} 28%
|-
| 2006
| 2,153,561
|{{increase}} 285%
| 762,893
|{{increase}} 66%
| 2,916,454
|{{increase}} 186%
|-
| 2005
| 559,824
|{{increase}} 5,323%
| 459,922
|{{increase}} 96%
| 1,019,746
|{{increase}} 315%
|-
| 2004
| 10,323
|{{increase}} 265%
| 235,278
|{{increase}} 52%
| 245,601
|{{increase}} 56%
|-
| 2003
| 2,826
| –
| 154,346
| –
| 157,172
| –
|}
</center>
 
===Passenger development===
<center>
<div class="floatcenter">
{| style="border:solid 1px #aaa;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|+ '''Sabiha Gökçen passenger totals, 2005–2015 (millions)'''
|-
| <timeline>
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AlignBars = justify
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bar:2005 from:start till:1.019
bar:2006 from:start till:2.916
bar:2007 from:start till:3.720
bar:2008 from:start till:4.281
bar:2009 from:start till:6.639
bar:2010 from:start till:11.129
bar:2011 from:start till:13.124
bar:2012 from:start till:14.487
bar:2013 from:start till:18.641
bar:2014 from:start till:23.508
bar:2015 from:start till:28.112
  </timeline>
|}
</div>
</center>
 
==Ground transport==
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is connected to the city of [[Istanbul]] and that city's wider metropolitan area through a number of transport corridors.
 
===Rail===
The airport is located 14&nbsp;km from the town of [[Pendik]]'s railway and sea-taxi stations but a connection via [[Marmaray]] is planned.
 
===Metro===
The [[M4 (Istanbul Metro)|M4 metro line]] is being extended towards the airport. The current terminus at Kartal can be reached by a long bus or taxi ride.
 
===Shuttlebuses and coaches===
Shuttlebuses serve [[Taksim Square|Taksim]] and [[Kadikoy]] and there are coaches to nearby towns and cities.
 
===Car and taxi===
The main airport complex is reachable by car from the [[European route E80|E80 (Trans-European Motorway)]] which passes through the Istanbul Metropolitan Area.
 
==Accidents and incidents==
*On 23 December 2015 at approximately 2:00 AM, explosions were reported to have occurred in a parked [[Pegasus Airlines]] aircraft, killing one cleaner and wounding another inside the plane. Five nearby planes were reported to be damaged as well. The operations were reported to continue normally soon after, however with heightened security measured in place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-airport-blast-idUKKBN0U60DQ20151223|title=Suspected bomb kills one at Istanbul airport, investigation launched|author=Daren Butler|date=23 December 2015|work=Reuters UK}}</ref> Three days later, it was reported that "PKK-affiliated terrorist group". [[Kurdistan Freedom Falcons]] had organized the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2015/12/26/pkk-affiliated-terrorist-group-claims-responsibility-for-istanbul-airport-attack|title=PKK-affiliated terrorist group claims responsibility for Istanbul airport attack|date=26 December 2015|work=DailySabah}}</ref>
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.istanbulinternationalairports.com/}}
*{{NWS-current|LTFJ}}
*{{ASN|SAW}}


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Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Airport code SAW is one of the two international airports serving [[İstanbul]), the largest city in Turkey, the other being Atatürk Airport. Located 35 km (22 mi) southeast[1] of central İstanbul, Sabiha Gökçen is on the Asian side of the bi-continental city and serves as the hub for Pegasus Airlines as well as a base for Turkish Airlines and Borajet. The facility is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the first female combat pilot in Turkey.

Overview

The airport was built because Atatürk International Airport was not large enough to meet the booming passenger demands.

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