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Istanbul's Sabiha
Gökçen International
Airport
(SAW) is on the Asian
shore of
the Bosphorus about
30 km (19 miles) southeast of Haydarpasa
Station, the Kadiköy ferry dock,
and the Harem
intercity bus terminal.
Located
between the suburbs of Kurtköy and Pendik,
and romerly dedicated to low-fare
and charter flights, Sabiha
Gökçen (pronounced
SAH-bee-hah GURK-chen) now serves
the full range of flights including
international flights by major airlines.
Note that prices for food
and drink at Turkish airports
tend to be very high. My
quick informal survey showed them
to be 40% higher than at expensive
Frankfurt Airport, and twice
as high as at pricey Paris-Charles
de Gaulle Airport.
Transport
between Sabiha Gökçen
Airport and the center of
Istanbul is
by city bus, HAVAS
Airport Bus, taxi, private
transfer van,
shuttle van, and car
rental. Here
are full details.
To/from Atatürk
Airport
Here
are instructions
for going to Atatürk Airport on
the European shore from Sabiha Gökçen
Airport.
Airport
History
The airport is named for Ms Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001),
the world's first female fighter pilot.
In her long career as a pilot and teacher she flew
22 different combat and aerobatics aircraft, and
was the first woman to fly the Focke Wulfe 190-A3.
The Sabiha
Gökçen Airport website has
more.
Ms Gökçen's
pioneering work was made possible
because of Kemal
Atatürk's social
reforms, which emphasized equal
rights and opportunities for women,
and the importance of flight.
Turks in the air travel and aircraft
industries eagerly quote Atatürk's
prescient saying, "The future
is in the skies."
An
important aspect of the airport's
operation is as the air hub of Istanbul's Advanced
Technology Industry Park project.
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Above, Istanbul's Sabiha
Gökçen Airport.
Below left, Ms
Sabiha Gökçen,
pioneering fighter
pilot.
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