{"id":28940,"date":"2026-09-23T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=28940"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:32:36","slug":"istanbul-airport-gets-4th-main-1st-east-west-oriented-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=28940","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Airport gets 4th main, 1st east-west oriented runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AVIATION NEWS-\u00a0<\/strong>T\u00fcrkiye opened the fourth main runway at Istanbul Airport on Friday, with officials saying it will reduce taxiing and airborne times while helping airlines save fuel.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"block-caa-content\"><main class=\"content-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper__white\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 col-md-8 content-wrapper__side-content\">\n<p>The new east-west runway, made with an investment of 890 million euros (over $1 billion), is the airport&#8217;s first operating in that direction, President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan said at the launch event.<br \/>\nIstanbul Airport currently has three main and two reserve runways oriented north-south. The new runway brings the total number of runways to six, including four main runways.<br \/>\n&#8220;The fourth main runway we are putting into service today, along with additional investments, will make significant contributions to our airport, which is a world leader in global connectivity,&#8221; Erdo\u011fan said.<br \/>\nIstanbul Airport is ultimately planned to have nine runways, comprising six main and three reserve runways.<br \/>\nThe new runway is 2,820 meters long and 45 meters wide.<br \/>\nBecause aircraft will be able to take off in an east-west direction, they will no longer need to turn east again after departure.<br \/>\nThis is expected to reduce taxiing and airborne times, resulting in savings in fuel and time.<br \/>\nIts closeness to the hangar areas will speed up general aviation operations, said Erdo\u011fan, adding that it will reduce taxiing and waiting times on domestic and eastbound routes.<br \/>\n&#8220;It will result in savings in fuel, time and emissions. Even under adverse weather conditions, it will maximize operational flexibility, takeoff and landing safety, and on-time departure rates,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\nPlans for simultaneous 4-runway operations<br \/>\nThe new runway will initially be used only for takeoffs, according to officials.<br \/>\nIt will be used particularly for flights to Anatolia, Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, according to Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uralo\u011flu.<br \/>\nThe airport also plans to introduce simultaneous four-runway operations in the future.<br \/>\nIstanbul Airport began simultaneous independent triple-parallel runway operations in April 2025, becoming the first airport in Europe to do so.<br \/>\nThe gleaming glass-and-steel structure along the Black Sea coast has become one of the world&#8217;s most important transit centers since becoming fully operational in April 2019.<br \/>\nErdo\u011fan described it as &#8220;one of the most visionary investments ever made in Istanbul.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;With Istanbul Airport, our city has gained a monumental achievement. Our country\u2019s brand value has increased even further on a global scale,&#8221; he noted.<br \/>\nIstanbul has overtaken London Heathrow to become the world&#8217;s most internationally connected airport, a report by global travel intelligence partner OAG said Wednesday.<br \/>\nIt has possible connections to 337 global destinations, with national flag carrier Turkish Airlines operating 80% of flights at the airport, the report said.<br \/>\nIstanbul, meanwhile, recently overtook Heathrow as Europe&#8217;s busiest airport by passenger numbers. Industry groups and officials, including the London hub&#8217;s CEO himself, had been expecting that to happen this year or the next.<br \/>\nThe hub can handle 90 million passengers annually in the current phase. The figure is nothing compared to its potential capacity to serve 200 million after completing all phases.<br \/>\nIstanbul Airport served a record 84.5 million passengers in 2025, making it the second-busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow and the eighth-busiest worldwide.<br \/>\nIt aims to reach the 90 million-passenger mark this year.<br \/>\nThe airport reached 8.15 million passengers last July, earning the title of Europe&#8217;s busiest aviation hub, said Erdo\u011fan.<br \/>\nOn Aug. 16, it broke the daily passenger record for both T\u00fcrkiye and Europe with 291,000 passengers. On Aug. 30, it set a new all-time flight record with 1,787 flights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVIATION NEWS-\u00a0T\u00fcrkiye opened the fourth main runway at Istanbul Airport on Friday, with officials saying it will reduce taxiing and airborne times while helping airlines save fuel. 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