Atatürk Airport

international airport in Istanbul, Turkey
Place aerodrome Q86473
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Atatürk Airport

Summary

Atatürk Airport is an aerodrome[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Atatürk Airport is located in Bakırköy[3].
  • Atatürk Airport is located in Istanbul[4].
  • Atatürk Airport is in the country of Turkey[5].
  • Atatürk Airport's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].
  • Atatürk Airport is operated by TAV Airports Holding[7].
  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is named after Atatürk Airport[8].
  • Istanbul is named after Atatürk Airport[9].
  • Atatürk Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as ISL[10].
  • Atatürk Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as LTBA[11].
  • Atatürk Airport's Commons category is recorded as Istanbul Atatürk Airport[12].
  • Atatürk Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/Istanbul[13].
  • Atatürk Airport's runway is recorded as 05/23[14].
  • January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Atatürk Airport[15].
  • Atatürk Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.976111111111, 'lon': 28.814166666667}[16].
  • Atatürk Airport's significant event is recorded as 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt[17].
  • Atatürk Airport's significant event is recorded as 2016 Istanbul airport attack[18].
  • Atatürk Airport's interchange station is recorded as Atatürk Havalimanı[19].
  • Atatürk Airport's official website is recorded as https://ataturkhavalimani.gov.tr[20].
  • Atatürk Airport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Istanbul Atatürk Airport[21].
  • Atatürk Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Istanbul[22].
  • Atatürk Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1912[23].
  • Atatürk Airport's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı'}[24].
  • Atatürk Airport's different from is recorded as Istanbul Airport[25].
  • Atatürk Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+163'}[26].
  • Atatürk Airport covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+947'}[27].

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Geography

Atatürk Airport is in the country of Turkey[5]. Located in include Bakırköy[3], a municipality of Turkey[28], in Turkey[29] and Istanbul[4], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[30], in Turkey[31], founded in 1453[32].

Physical Characteristics

Atatürk Airport covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+947'}[27]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+163'}[26].

Designation and Status

Atatürk Airport's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Atatürk Airport[15]. Things named after include Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[8], a politician[33], 1881–1938[34], of Turkey[35], awarded the Order of Saint Alexander[36] and Istanbul[9], a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[37], in Turkey[38], founded in 1453[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Atatürk Airport include Atatürk Havalimanı[40], a metro station[41], in Turkey[42], founded in 2002[43].

Why It Matters

Atatürk Airport has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include Atatürk Havalimanı[40], a metro station[41], in Turkey[42], founded in 2002[43].

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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