Live flights over İstanbul Airport (IST)
From 1 to 7 November 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 1,833 departures and 4,456 arrivals at İstanbul Airport, 898 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Dubai (DXB), Spata-Artemida (ATH) and Paris (CDG). The airline seen most often is Turkish Airlines.
Airport data
- IATA code
- IST
- ICAO code
- LTFM
- City
- Istanbul
- Region
- İstanbul Province
- Country
- Türkiye
- Elevation
- 99 m (325 ft)
- Coordinates
- 41.27487, 28.73214
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of İstanbul Airport that the network receives appears on the FlyItalyADSB live map: airliners on approach and departure, business and general aviation, and — where MLAT reaches — aircraft without full ADS-B. Nothing is filtered out; how much of the area is covered depends on the community's receivers near Istanbul.
Seen by the network
1–7 November 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 330 | 693 | 1,023 |
| Mon 2 | 273 | 547 | 820 |
| Tue 3 | 285 | 610 | 895 |
| Wed 4 | 134 | 629 | 763 |
| Thu 5 | 309 | 641 | 950 |
| Fri 6 | 227 | 670 | 897 |
| Sat 7 | 275 | 666 | 941 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Dubai DXB United Arab Emirates 86 flights
- Spata-Artemida ATH Greece 85 flights
- Paris CDG France 77 flights
- Amman AMM Jordan 72 flights
- Tymbou ECN Cyprus 69 flights
- London LHR United Kingdom 60 flights
- Frankfurt am Main FRA Germany 56 flights
- Ankara ESB 55 flights
- Madrid MAD Spain 51 flights
- Barcelona BCN Spain 46 flights
- Milano MXP Italy 46 flights
- Roma FCO Italy 42 flights
- Zurich ZRH Switzerland 41 flights
- Munich MUC Germany 36 flights
- Sofia SOF Bulgaria 36 flights
- Zaventem BRU Belgium 35 flights
42 more connections
- Budapest BUD 35
- Amsterdam AMS 34
- Otopeni OTP 34
- Berlin BER 32
- Vienna VIE 32
- Lisbon LIS 32
- Geneva GVA 28
- Moscow SVO 27
- Hamburg HAM 26
- Venezia VCE 26
- Valletta MLA 26
- London LGW 25
- Warsaw WAW 25
- Manchester, Greater Manchester MAN 23
- Köln CGN 21
- Stuttgart STR 21
- Prague PRG 21
- Copenhagen CPH 20
- Trabzon TZX 20
- Bologna BLQ 18
- Oslo OSL 17
- Doha DOH 17
- Dublin DUB 16
- Rize RZV 16
- New York JFK 15
- Almaty ALA 12
- Málaga AGP 11
- Abu Dhabi AUH 10
- Dubai DWC 10
- Velika Gorica ZAG 9
- Thessaloniki SKG 9
- Porto OPO 8
- Valencia VLC 7
- Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône MRS 7
- Manama BAH 7
- Rinas TIA 6
- Bilbao BIO 6
- Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône LYS 6
- Narita NRT 6
- Yerevan EVN 6
- Singapore SIN 6
- Düsseldorf DUS 5
Airlines
- Turkish AirlinesTHY 4,830
- SaudiaSVA 90
- MNG AirlinesMNB 69
- Iranair ToursIRB 49
- Air AlgérieDAH 47
- Uzbekistan AirwaysUZB 43
- AeroflotAFL 41
- Aegean AirlinesAEE 40
- EmiratesUAE 37
- Pegasus AirlinesPGT 36
Aircraft
- Airbus A321neo A21N 1,223
- Airbus A321 A321 913
- Boeing 737-800 B738 804
- Airbus A320 A320 475
- A333 413
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 339
- Airbus A350-900 A359 292
- Airbus A330-200 A332 291
- Boeing 737-900 B739 274
- Boeing 777-300ER B77W 269
How we count: a flight is a departure here when the network first sees it low near the airport (on the ground, or climbing away from it), an arrival when it last sees it low on approach. Where receivers don't reach low altitude the numbers stay below the real traffic. Connections and airlines come only from airline flights.
This data in your app
Every aircraft within 80 km of İstanbul Airport, as JSON, with a free key that also allows commercial use:
curl -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.flyitalyadsb.com/v2/lat/41.27487/lon/28.73214/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Istanbul right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over İstanbul Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Istanbul: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of IST, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from İstanbul Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (1–7 November 2026), the most frequent airlines were Turkish Airlines, Saudia, MNG Airlines, Iranair Tours and Air Algérie.
What are the main connections from İstanbul Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (1–7 November 2026), both ways: Dubai (DXB, 86), Spata-Artemida (ATH, 85), Paris (CDG, 77), Amman (AMM, 72) and Tymbou (ECN, 69). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Istanbul? +
Yes. Thanks to multilateration (MLAT) the network reconstructs the position of aircraft without full ADS-B too, including military and state flights, whenever they are received by feeders in the area. Nothing is filtered out.
What are the codes for İstanbul Airport? +
İstanbul Airport has IATA code IST and ICAO code LTFM. It lies in İstanbul Province, Türkiye, at coordinates 41.27487, 28.73214.
Is the flight data free and open? +
Yes. The live map and the Free API plan cost nothing, and the data is published under the open CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; paid API plans for higher volumes help cover the infrastructure costs.
Nearby airports
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Coverage quality depends on the density of receivers. With a Raspberry Pi and an RTL-SDR antenna you can help track flights over İstanbul Province, Türkiye.