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‘Istanbul New’ will be the city’s third international airport; however Ataturk airport will be closed upon the scheduled opening of the new facility’s first stage in February 2018.<\/p>\n
A need for a more air capacity serving Istanbul was identified with both Ataturk and Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en Airports unable to grow to meet demand.<\/p>\n
A full 6-runway operation of the airport is not expected until 2028.<\/p>\n
In 2013 a consortium of Turkish construction firms made the winning 22 billion euro ($29 billion) bid to build and then operate the facility for 25 years.<\/p>\n
Limak Holding who lead the consortium estimated that around 10.3 billion euros will account for the build cost.<\/p>\n
In December 2016 the full airport was estimated to be 40 percent complete by Istanbul Grand Airport Construction, the team in charge of the project.<\/p>\n
Located on the Black Sea coast on the European side of Turkey, the airport will be 22 miles outside Istanbul and serve the city with rail, metro and bus links.<\/p>\n
Designs released in January 2016 showed an air traffic control tower in the shape of a tulip, a traditional Turkish symbol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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