Atatürk International Airport (formerly
Yesilköy International Airport) (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTBA)
(Turkish: Atatürk Uluslararasi Havalimani) is the major
international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Located in Yesilköy,
on the European side of the city, it is 15 km (9 mi) southwest
of the city centre. The airport is named in honor of Mustafa
Kemal Atatürk, the founder and the first president of
the Republic of Turkey. With estimated 26 million passenger
traffic for the year 2008, it is projected to be a Top-40 airport
in the world in terms of total passenger traffic.
ISTANBUL SABIHA GOKCEN AIRPORT
Sabiha Gökçen Airport is getting ready to open
new horizons for Turkey, just like the woman combat pilot of
Turkey that it is named after. The Airport which is the first
step towards the "Advanced Technology Industry Park" project,
which shall serve the country in numerous fields such as transportation,
foreign trade, aviation and technology, shall act as a leader
for conversion of the region into a technology base in the
future. Just like Sabiha Gökçen leading the way
to Turkish women in undertaking equal roles with men in all
fields of business, years ago.
