Istanbul Airport celebrates its eighth anniversary and increases number of runways to six

Opening on October 29, 2018, Istanbul Airport completed its eighth year in service while achieving significant passenger and flight records during the past period. While breaking the all-time highest daily flight count record in Turkey and across Europe with 1,787 daily flights reached on August 30, 2026, the airport put its 4th main runway into service on September 18, 2026, bringing the total number of runways to six.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu celebrated the eighth anniversary of Istanbul Airport via a post on his social media account. Stating that this project, brought to life with the vision of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has strengthened Turkey's position in the global aviation sector with the records it broke, Uraloğlu expressed his wish that the airport continues to contribute to the country in the coming years.