Istanbul (IST) airport guide

Istanbul (IST) has 2 terminals and 6 lounges, with what is open, where it is and who gets in.

Alerts affecting IST

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Inside IST

Istanbul Airport has 2 terminals.

Ruta holds a position for the gates it maps here, which is how it measures the walk to yours along the concourse rather than in a straight line, with no signal needed. Terminal data as of 2026-10-18.

Lounges at IST

6 lounges across 2 terminals, with what opens each door. Ruta carries this offline and tells you which ones your own cards and status already cover.

International Terminal

  • Turkish Airlines Lounge BusinessEscalators opposite gate E1, above the duty free hall24 hoursTK Business class · Star Alliance Business class
  • Turkish Airlines Lounge Miles&SmilesOpposite gate C124 hoursStar Alliance Gold · Miles&Smiles Elite/Elite Plus · Turkish Airlines Corporate Club
  • iGA LoungeMezzanine level, left after passport control, toward gates 200 to 29924 hoursPriority Pass · Amex Platinum · DragonPass · HighPass · Lounge.me · iGA Pass · Day pass available
  • Pop up Lounge by iGAOpposite gate A524 hoursPriority Pass · Amex Platinum · DragonPass · HighPass · Lounge.me · iGA Pass

Domestic Terminal

  • iGA Lounge DomesticAirside, ground floor after security near gate 1124 hoursPriority Pass · Amex Platinum · DragonPass · HighPass · Lounge.me · iGA Pass · Day pass available
  • Turkish Airlines Lounge DomesticLandside, before security, opposite gates G6 and G724 hoursTK Business class · Star Alliance Business class · Star Alliance Gold · Miles&Smiles Elite/Elite Plus

Getting around IST

Mapped at IST, with a position for each one:

Tell Ruta you use a wheelchair and every walking estimate slows to match, and these get named on the way to your gate rather than listed and left for you to find.

Also mapped here:

Eating and shopping at IST

Some of what you will find inside, across 1 terminal. Ruta carries this offline, with more in the app.

Istanbul Airport

Eat
  • Vanilla Lounge Pier C
  • Fazıl Bey's Turkish Coffee Main Hall
  • Burger King Multiple piers
  • Simit Sarayı Pier B - traditional Turkish bagels
Shop
  • Turkish Delight Shop Main Hall
  • Grand Bazaar Jewelry Pier C
  • Vakko Main Hall - Turkish fashion
  • Duty Free All piers
Also inside
  • Prayer Rooms Multiple locations throughout
  • Turkish Bath Spa Pier C, Level 3
  • Quiet Room Pier C, Level 3

Weather at IST

54°F·scattered clouds·wind 9 mph

Read 2026-10-18 21:45 UTC. Refreshed a few times a day, so it can lag a change in conditions. Ruta checks weather on your own flights far more often than this page does.

Delays at IST

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