Cologne (CGN) – Istanbul (SAW)
- Distance
- 2,034 km
- 1,264 mi · 1,098 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 10 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 255 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (151 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 675,452
- 2024 · +8.4%
- Flights / week
- 73
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 82%
- 821,301 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CGN
- 114°
- Heading from SAW
- 310°
- Halfway point
- 46.42, 19.23
- Great-circle km
- 2,030 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 56,556 |
| Feb 2024 | 57,062 |
| Mar 2024 | 59,123 |
| Apr 2024 | 52,530 |
| May 2024 | 58,131 |
| Jun 2024 | 48,228 |
| Jul 2024 | 50,380 |
| Aug 2024 | 59,938 |
| Sep 2024 | 57,590 |
| Oct 2024 | 61,308 |
| Nov 2024 | 56,572 |
| Dec 2024 | 58,034 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 329 |
| Feb 2024 | 298 |
| Mar 2024 | 322 |
| Apr 2024 | 310 |
| May 2024 | 320 |
| Jun 2024 | 296 |
| Jul 2024 | 310 |
| Aug 2024 | 336 |
| Sep 2024 | 311 |
| Oct 2024 | 316 |
| Nov 2024 | 320 |
| Dec 2024 | 335 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,030 km.
CGN Cologne → SAW Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
SAW Istanbul → CGN Cologne
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 Cologne and Istanbul
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports