Istanbul airport handled 7,853,904 passengers in September, 2.8pc ahead of September 2025 and 19.4pc ahead of pre-pandemic. Istanbul has overtaken Heathrow as Europe’s largest airport.
Rolling annual was 85,797,139 passengers, 4pc ahead of the twelve months to September 2025.
The fourth main runway at Istanbul Airport is nearing completion and is scheduled to open by the end of 2026. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure confirmed that construction is finishing in August 2026, with technical flight tests taking place right before it goes live in the final quarter of the year
Airport passenger numbers
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