Live flights over Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
From 23 to 24 October 2026 the FlyItalyADSB network saw 27 departures and 1 arrivals at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, 14 movements a day on average. The most frequent connections are Tymbou (ECN), Istanbul (IST) and Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX). The airline seen most often is Pegasus Airlines.
Airport data
- IATA code
- SAW
- ICAO code
- LTFJ
- City
- Pendik, Istanbul
- Region
- İstanbul Province
- Country
- Türkiye
- Elevation
- 95 m (312 ft)
- Coordinates
- 40.8986, 29.3092
What you can track here
Every aircraft passing within roughly 80 km of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International 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 Pendik, Istanbul.
Seen by the network
23–24 October 2026
Movements per day
Show as a table
| Day | Departures | Arrivals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 24 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Connections
airline flights both ways, with departure and arrival both seen
- Tymbou ECN Cyprus 2 flights
- Istanbul IST 2 flights
- Birmingham, West Midlands BHX United Kingdom 1 flights
- Madrid MAD Spain 1 flights
- Bergamo BGY Italy 1 flights
Airlines
- Pegasus AirlinesPGT 15
- AJetTKJ 8
- Air ArabiaABY 1
- Kam AirKMF 1
- FlynasKNE 1
- Taban AirlinesTBN 1
- Turkish AirlinesTHY 1
Aircraft
- Airbus A321neo A21N 12
- Airbus A320neo A20N 6
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 B38M 6
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 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International 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/40.8986/lon/29.3092/dist/80Or ask Claude, with the FlyItalyADSB connector: “which aircraft are near Pendik, Istanbul right now?”
Frequently asked questions
How can I see live flights over Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport? +
Open the FlyItalyADSB live map centred on Pendik, Istanbul: it shows every aircraft picked up via ADS-B and MLAT within about 80 km of SAW, refreshed every few seconds.
Which airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport? +
Among the flights our network saw (23–24 October 2026), the most frequent airlines were Pegasus Airlines, AJet, Air Arabia, Kam Air and Flynas.
What are the main connections from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport? +
The connections with the most flights seen (23–24 October 2026), both ways: Tymbou (ECN, 2), Istanbul (IST, 2), Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX, 1), Madrid (MAD, 1) and Bergamo (BGY, 1). Only flights whose departure and arrival the network both saw are counted.
Does FlyItalyADSB also track military aircraft around Pendik, 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 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport? +
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport has IATA code SAW and ICAO code LTFJ. It lies in İstanbul Province, Türkiye, at coordinates 40.8986, 29.3092.
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.
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