The airport is named after Sabiha Gökçen, adoptive daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the first female fighter pilot in the world.

[11] The new terminal building with a 25 million annual passenger capacity serves domestic and international flights under one roof.

At the international departures area, on the airside, an hourly hotel and lounge became operational in January 2020 as well.

[citation needed] The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport:[13] Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is connected to the city of Istanbul and the city's wider metropolitan area through a number of transport options.

[citation needed] The airport is reachable by car and taxi [93] from the E80 European motorway which passes through the Istanbul Metropolitan Area.

Shuttlebus companies such as Havaist[94] along with express public buses E10 and E11 operated by İETT[95] serve Taksim and Kadıköy and there are coaches to nearby towns and cities.