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Bologna (BLQ) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,467 km
911 mi · 792 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
184 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (109 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
326,193
2024 · +11.3%
Flights / week
47
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
405,260 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from BLQ
98°
Heading from IST
290°
Halfway point
43.24, 20.24
Great-circle km
1,463 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 31,108 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct31.1KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202423,808
Feb 202423,023
Mar 202426,035
Apr 202425,472
May 202428,259
Jun 202429,651
Jul 202427,403
Aug 202429,210
Sep 202429,616
Oct 202431,108
Nov 202427,737
Dec 202424,871
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 231 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024166
Feb 2024171
Mar 2024185
Apr 2024197
May 2024231
Jun 2024226
Jul 2024210
Aug 2024230
Sep 2024222
Oct 2024219
Nov 2024200
Dec 2024204

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,463 km.

BLQ Bologna → IST Istanbul

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → BLQ Bologna

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

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 Bologna and Istanbul

ISTSAW
BLQ1,4671,527

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

More routes from BLQ

Route Distance Passengers / year
BLQ → CTA847 km 618,424
BLQ → TIA770 km 475,845
BLQ → BCN833 km 462,133
BLQ → PMO722 km 338,234
BLQ → CDG831 km 292,797
BLQ → MAD1,299 km 291,651
BLQ → LHR1,165 km 270,369
BLQ → OTP1,176 km 269,255
BLQ → FRA644 km 246,467
BLQ → BDS695 km 241,779

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

Bologna (BLQ) and Istanbul (IST) are 1,467 km (911 miles, 792 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.