Istanbul Airport 4th main runway opens tomorrow
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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that the 4th main runway, the first east-west oriented runway of Istanbul Airport, will be opened tomorrow with the participation of President Erdoğan.
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Why It Matters
Istanbul Airport was currently serving with a total of 5 runways, 3 main and 2 spare, extending in the north-south direction.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that they will open the 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport tomorrow with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, in his written statement, stated that they will open the 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport tomorrow with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Minister Uraloğlu stated that Istanbul Airport currently serves with a total of 5 runways, including 3 main and 2 spare runways extending in the north-south direction, and said, "With the commissioning of our 4th main runway, we will increase the total number of runways to 6. Our new runway will also be the first east-west oriented runway of Istanbul Airport. We built our new concrete runway with a length of 2 thousand 820 meters and a width of 45 meters."
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The 4th main runway of Istanbul Airport will be put into service with the participation of President Erdoğan.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Exactly when the new runway will be operational
- What will be the net contribution of the runway opening to flight capacity?
