This New Airport Is Larger Than Manhattan
AD takes you inside Turkey’s new transit hub, which pays tribute to the country’s traditional architecture and natural beauty
A nighttime aerial view of Turkey's new airport, which is larger than the island of Manhattan.
Photo: IGA by Havalimani Vaz Aci
Istanbul’s brand-new airport, called, quite simply, Istanbul New Airport, which partially opens on October 29, aims not only to redefine the country and make access to Turkey simpler. Located in the Arnavutköy district—on the European side of Istanbul, 20 miles outside the city along the coastline of the Black Sea—it sets the record for being the largest airport in the world: larger than the size of Manhattan, at 1.6 million square feet. It is set to completely open by the end of the year, effectively replacing the decades-old Atatürk airport. Eventually, the new airport will accommodate more than 200 million passengers, double the capacity of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta.
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