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Amsterdam (AMS) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,187 km
1,359 mi · 1,181 nm
Flight time
3 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
274 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (162 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
866,371
2024 · +9.3%
Flights / week
77
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
1,085,622 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to ISTAMSIST
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
115°
Heading from IST
312°
Halfway point
47.42, 17.99
Great-circle km
2,183 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 79,063 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug79.1KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202464,378
Feb 202462,346
Mar 202462,253
Apr 202473,762
May 202479,048
Jun 202478,335
Jul 202477,124
Aug 202479,063
Sep 202476,409
Oct 202478,555
Nov 202469,451
Dec 202465,647
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 364 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug364SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024350
Feb 2024328
Mar 2024335
Apr 2024300
May 2024310
Jun 2024351
Jul 2024359
Aug 2024364
Sep 2024341
Oct 2024340
Nov 2024302
Dec 2024326

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,183 km.

AMS Amsterdam → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Amsterdam and Istanbul

ISTSAW
AMS2,1872,251

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → DXB5,175 km 991,087
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397

More routes from IST

Route Distance Passengers / year
IST → IKA2,058 km 2,050,223
IST → ADB358 km 1,896,910
IST → AYT518 km 1,742,584
IST → ESB382 km 1,497,202
IST → DXB3,032 km 1,429,665
IST → LHR2,493 km 1,281,925
IST → VKO1,709 km 1,235,902
IST → JED2,383 km 1,184,492
IST → CDG2,217 km 1,010,453
IST → ATH553 km 981,717

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Istanbul (IST) are 2,187 km (1,359 miles, 1,181 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.