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Copenhagen (CPH) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,979 km
1,230 mi · 1,069 nm
Flight time
3 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
249 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (147 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
317,179
2024 · +4.5%
Flights / week
47
Both directions, average
Seats filled
75%
421,769 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from CPH
137°
Heading from IST
329°
Halfway point
48.73, 21.84
Great-circle km
1,977 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.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 32,417 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul32.4KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202425,810
Feb 202423,963
Mar 202423,205
Apr 202425,207
May 202426,110
Jun 202426,133
Jul 202432,417
Aug 202431,443
Sep 202428,394
Oct 202427,003
Nov 202422,140
Dec 202425,354
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 226 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug226SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024187
Feb 2024177
Mar 2024187
Apr 2024206
May 2024212
Jun 2024196
Jul 2024225
Aug 2024226
Sep 2024226
Oct 2024202
Nov 2024182
Dec 2024205

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,977 km.

CPH Copenhagen → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → CPH Copenhagen

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 Copenhagen and Istanbul

ISTSAW
CPH1,9792,040
RKE1,9992,060

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

More routes from CPH

Route Distance Passengers / year
CPH → OSL518 km 1,375,473
CPH → ARN548 km 1,299,390
CPH → AMS635 km 1,159,300
CPH → LHR982 km 926,274
CPH → CDG1,006 km 835,847
CPH → AAL239 km 746,650
CPH → HEL895 km 606,871
CPH → LGW987 km 593,922
CPH → AGP2,473 km 577,414
CPH → VIE877 km 566,674

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

Copenhagen (CPH) and Istanbul (IST) are 1,979 km (1,230 miles, 1,069 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.