Istanbul Airport
Istanbul Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTFM) is the biggest airport in Turkiye. Located in north west of Istanbul, the airport is the busiest and biggest airport in Europe as per 2022 statistics of EuroControl[1]. The airport has 5 runways, fuel farm, dedicated cargo area consisting of 5 apron (29 heavy stands), several warehouses and facilities (biggest one being Turkish Cargo followed by DHL and UPS), and is home to world's biggest airport terminal (under one roof).
The airport has not been completed. As of January 2023, only Phase 1a and 1b is finished. The final phase of the airport includes 8 runways, 2 terminals with 1 satellite terminal.
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Sceneries
Payware
There are multiple payware options depending on the simulator for Istanbul Airport. You can find more information from the table below.
| Simulator | Developer | Publisher | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3D v4/v5 | SceneryTR | SceneryTR | https://secure.simmarket.com/scenerytr-stanbul-airport-ltfm.phtml |
| X-Plane | SceneryTR | Aerosoft | https://secure.simmarket.com/aerosoft-airport-istanbul-x-plane-11.phtml |
| MSFS 2020 | SceneryTR | SceneryTR | Can be bought from MarketPlace
OR https://secure.simmarket.com/scenerytr-istanbul-airport-ltfm_msfs.phtml |
Freeware
There are also freeware options available for Istanbul Airport. However there is significant difference in quality.
| Simulator | Developer | Publisher | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSX/P3D | Hakan Daghan, Kamil Uzun, Erman Gokman Pilicoglu, Muhtesem Firtina Ozcinar | Turkish Virtual | https://turkishvirtual.com/turkishvirtual_LTFM_scenerys.asp |
| X-Plane | Mali Oguducu, Hayri Buberci, Kamil Uzun, Muhtesem Firtina Ozcinar | Turkish Virtual | https://turkishvirtual.com/turkishvirtual_LTFM_scenerys.asp |
| MSFS 2020 | Hayri Buberci, Mali Oguducu, Kamil UZUN, M Firtina Ozcinar | Turkish Virtual | https://turkishvirtual.com/turkishvirtual_LTFM_scenerys.asp |