Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Atatürk Airport (former IATA code: IST) (Turkish: Atatürk Havalimanı) was a general aviation airport in Istanbul. It formerly served as the main intercontinental passenger airport and cargo hub for Istanbul until it was closed to commercial passenger flights on 6 April 2019. From that point, all flights were transferred to the new Istanbul Airport. All freight operations subsequently relocated as well by 5 February 2022. History Growth and development In 1911, a small apron with two hangars wa…