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Sabiha Gökçen International airport in Istanbul (Turkey)

Sabiha Gökçen International airport is located near Istanbul, with Kurtköy at 1mi↑, Icmeler at 4mi↑, Sultanbeyli at 5mi↑, Kartal at 6mi↑, Balcik at 6mi↑, Sancaktepe at 8mi↑,

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aerial view of Sabiha Gökçen International airport

Airport code

Elevation : 95 m = 312ft

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weather : sky clear at Kurtköy

ciel dégagé
72°F
70 ↗ 84°F

wind ↑ 9mph

Aviation weather for Sabiha Gökçen International airport LTFJ SAW

METAR for Sabiha Gökçen International airport LTFJ SAW

LTFJ 141820Z 03015KT CAVOK 25/21 Q1011 NOSIG RMK RWY24R 04012KT RWY06R 02015KT RWY24L 02012KT

Decoded METAR for Sabiha Gökçen International airport LTFJ SAW

METAR issued by LTFJ on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 18:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 40 minutes ago.

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 21°C = 70°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.

QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg

Wind 28km/h = 15kt, direction is 30°.

Sky clear.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours remarks : RWY24R 04012KT RWY06R 02015KT RWY24L 02012KT

TAF for Sabiha Gökçen International airport LTFJ SAW

LTFJ 141640Z 1418/1518 05009KT CAVOK BECMG 1420/1423 SCT008 BECMG 1423/1501 BKN007 PROB30 1501/1505 2000 BCFG BKN003 BECMG 1505/1508 05019KT CAVOK TEMPO 1510/1514 04020G32KT

Decoded TAF for Sabiha Gökçen International airport LTFJ SAW

TAF issued by LTFJ on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 16:40 UTC, issued 3 hours and 20 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Monday, July 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, July 14, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC

1418/1518 05009KT CAVOK

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 50°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

becoming from Monday, July 14, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Monday, July 14, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1420/1423 SCT008

scattered clouds at 800ft = 240m

becoming from Monday, July 14, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1423/1501 BKN007

broken at 700ft = 210m

probability of 30% to have from Monday, July 14, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC

PROB30 1501/1505 2000 BCFG BKN003

Visibility is 2km = 1mi.

patches fog

broken at 300ft = 90m

becoming from Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1505/1508 05019KT CAVOK

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

wind 19kt = 35km/h, direction is 50°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

temporarily from Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 15, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1510/1514 04020G32KT

wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 32kt = 59km/h, direction is 40°

VAC for Sabiha Gökçen International airport LTFJ SAW

The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.

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