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Amsterdam (AMS) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,251 km
1,399 mi · 1,215 nm
Flight time
3 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
283 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (167 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
627,464
2024 · +7.4%
Flights / week
64
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
734,427 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 SAWAMSSAW
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 SAW
313°
Halfway point
47.26, 18.35
Great-circle km
2,246 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: October 2024: 58,987 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct59KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202453,168
Feb 202453,726
Mar 202453,704
Apr 202438,715
May 202444,364
Jun 202452,219
Jul 202456,460
Aug 202457,089
Sep 202456,439
Oct 202458,987
Nov 202449,956
Dec 202452,637
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 319 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJul319AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024298
Feb 2024279
Mar 2024284
Apr 2024186
May 2024221
Jun 2024272
Jul 2024319
Aug 2024311
Sep 2024302
Oct 2024303
Nov 2024272
Dec 2024282

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,246 km.

AMS Amsterdam → SAW Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SAW 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 SAW

Route Distance Passengers / year
SAW → AYT462 km 2,355,511
SAW → ADB343 km 1,722,834
SAW → ECN736 km 1,547,419
SAW → TZX882 km 1,403,913
SAW → ESB324 km 1,327,226
SAW → BJV429 km 1,196,569
SAW → DLM467 km 1,001,953
SAW → ASR580 km 973,410
SAW → GZT833 km 907,101
SAW → STN2,524 km 877,269

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Istanbul (SAW) are 2,251 km (1,399 miles, 1,215 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.