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Largest airport serving Istanbul, Turkey
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Istanbul Airport, also known as Istanbul New Airport, (IST) is the primary of two passenger airports serving the city of Istanbul, the other being Sabiha Gökçen on the Asian side. It is 35 km north of Istanbul on the European side of the city. Serving over 300 destinations, just about every major city in Europe (including European Russia) has a direct flight to and from IST, and there are extensive connections across the Middle East, with destinations to the Far East, Africa and North America also served. Many of these are operated by the national carrier Turkish Airlines, either itself or via code-share agreements.
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As of Aug 2021, the museum exhibits 316 works from 29 museums. Various other semi-permanent exhibitions are dotted around the concourses.
The only on-site hotel at Istanbul Airport. It has 451 rooms (174 rooms airside and 277 rooms landside).
Since there is only one terminal built so far, with no rail or bus transfer system in place, you will probably have to walk everywhere.
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