Basel (BSL) – Istanbul (SAW)
- Distance
- 1,885 km
- 1,171 mi · 1,018 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 236 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (140 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 349,639
- 2024 · +12.0%
- Flights / week
- 38
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 81%
- 429,458 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_ch), reported by the airport in Switzerland, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BSL
- 105°
- Heading from SAW
- 301°
- Halfway point
- 44.77, 19.04
- Great-circle km
- 1,880 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 28,308 |
| Feb 2024 | 28,247 |
| Mar 2024 | 28,906 |
| Apr 2024 | 29,059 |
| May 2024 | 29,328 |
| Jun 2024 | 25,478 |
| Jul 2024 | 27,091 |
| Aug 2024 | 31,448 |
| Sep 2024 | 29,841 |
| Oct 2024 | 30,960 |
| Nov 2024 | 28,485 |
| Dec 2024 | 32,488 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 166 |
| Feb 2024 | 158 |
| Mar 2024 | 170 |
| Apr 2024 | 162 |
| May 2024 | 168 |
| Jun 2024 | 154 |
| Jul 2024 | 164 |
| Aug 2024 | 174 |
| Sep 2024 | 162 |
| Oct 2024 | 164 |
| Nov 2024 | 163 |
| Dec 2024 | 174 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,880 km.
BSL Basel → SAW Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
SAW Istanbul → BSL Basel
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 Basel and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports