Live flights over İstanbul Airport (IST)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 569 departures and 1,441 arrivals at İstanbul Airport, 1,005 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Tymbou (ECN), 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
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 283 | 713 | 996 |
| Sat 24 | 286 | 728 | 1,014 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Tymbou ECN Cyprus 26 flights
- Spata-Artemida ATH Greece 25 flights
- Paris CDG France 22 flights
- Frankfurt am Main FRA Germany 19 flights
- Zurich ZRH Switzerland 18 flights
- Amman AMM Jordan 18 flights
- Dubai DXB United Arab Emirates 18 flights
- London LHR United Kingdom 16 flights
- Barcelona BCN Spain 16 flights
- Madrid MAD Spain 16 flights
- Munich MUC Germany 15 flights
- Amsterdam AMS Netherlands 13 flights
- Sofia SOF Bulgaria 13 flights
- Milano MXP Italy 13 flights
- Budapest BUD Hungary 12 flights
- Roma FCO Italy 12 flights
42 more connections
- Beirut BEY 12
- Berlin BER 11
- Venezia VCE 11
- Lisbon LIS 11
- Otopeni OTP 11
- Zaventem BRU 10
- Hamburg HAM 10
- Düsseldorf DUS 10
- London LGW 10
- Copenhagen CPH 10
- Prague PRG 10
- Vienna VIE 10
- Geneva GVA 10
- Köln CGN 9
- Bologna BLQ 9
- Valletta MLA 9
- Moscow SVO 8
- Stuttgart STR 7
- Warsaw WAW 7
- Hong Kong HKG 7
- Dublin DUB 6
- Nuremberg NUE 5
- Hannover HAJ 5
- Manchester, Greater Manchester MAN 5
- Thessaloniki SKG 5
- Manama BAH 4
- Almaty ALA 4
- Rinas TIA 3
- Velika Gorica ZAG 3
- Málaga AGP 3
- Bâle / Mulhouse BSL 3
- Napoli NAP 3
- Zgornji Brnik LJU 3
- Bordeaux BOD 2
- Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône LYS 2
- Bari BRI 2
- Porto OPO 2
- Trabzon TZX 2
- Tocumen PTY 2
- Abu Dhabi AUH 2
- Sharjah SHJ 2
- Doha DOH 2
Airlines
- Turkish AirlinesTHY 1,534
- Air AlgérieDAH 17
- AeroflotAFL 15
- MNG AirlinesMNB 14
- SaudiaSVA 14
- Uzbekistan AirwaysUZB 14
- Aegean AirlinesAEE 12
- Iranair ToursIRB 12
- Middle East AirlinesMEA 11
- EgyptairMSR 11
Aircraft
- Airbus A321neo A21N 357
- Airbus A321 A321 301
- Boeing 737-800 B738 298
- Airbus A320 A320 175
- A333 112
- Airbus A330-200 A332 98
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 88
- Boeing 777-300ER B77W 88
- Airbus A350-900 A359 83
- Boeing 737-900 B739 72
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 (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were Turkish Airlines, Air Algérie, Aeroflot, MNG Airlines and Saudia.
What are the main connections from İstanbul Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Tymbou (ECN, 26), Spata-Artemida (ATH, 25), Paris (CDG, 22), Frankfurt am Main (FRA, 19) and Zurich (ZRH, 18). 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.