Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Pendik, Istanbul, İstanbul Province (Turkey)

IATA: SAW ICAO: LTFJ

Longest Active Runway

11,614 ft

3,540 meters

Field Elevation

312 ft

95 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

40.8986°, 29.3092°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #256 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#418 of 7558

Top 5.5% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Turkey)

#4 of 9 in TR

#9 of 66 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+16.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SAW in numbers: 11,614 ft longest runway · tied #256 of 650 published · #418 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.5%) · #4 in Turkey.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SAW lies at 95 m (312 ft), #330 of 650 published airports by elevation and 43.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 13 ft below the Turkey median (325 ft, 9 airports); KYA is highest at 3,392 ft, 3,080 ft higher than SAW.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: İstanbul Airport (IST), 34.5 NM, 13,451 ft. IST has the radius's longest runway, 1,837 ft more than SAW.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,614 ft (3,540 m)

SAW runways: 06R/24L 11,614 × 197 ft concrete (con); 06L/24R 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #4 of 9 in Turkey; IST leads by 1,837 ft (13,451 ft). +16.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06R/24L	11,614 ft (3540 m / 3.540 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
06L/24R	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
İstanbul Airport (Istanbul)	`IST`	34.5 NM (63.9 km)	13,451 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →