On 16 August 2026, Istanbul Airport reached a historic new record:
290,287 PASSENGERS
1,739 FLIGHTS IN ONE DAY
Just one week earlier, on 9 August, the airport had set the previous record with 289,732 passengers.
The new result surpassed the previous record by 555 passengers, demonstrating the extraordinary scale and operational capacity of Istanbul Airport.
For GBR — GLOBAL BEST OF RECORDS, this achievement is of particular interest and will be considered as a potential GBR ASIA & AFRICA RECORD, subject to international verification and comparative analysis.