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Copenhagen (CPH) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,040 km
1,268 mi · 1,102 nm
Flight time
3 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
256 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (152 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
363,572
2024 · +14.7%
Flights / week
42
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
461,103 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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 SAWCPHSAW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CPH
136°
Heading from SAW
329°
Halfway point
48.56, 22.19
Great-circle km
2,038 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: 33,680 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul33.7KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202429,483
Feb 202429,289
Mar 202432,137
Apr 202427,365
May 202429,179
Jun 202429,314
Jul 202433,680
Aug 202429,546
Sep 202429,592
Oct 202431,404
Nov 202430,951
Dec 202431,632
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 192 flights
0100200JanFebMar192AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024186
Feb 2024173
Mar 2024192
Apr 2024186
May 2024185
Jun 2024180
Jul 2024187
Aug 2024189
Sep 2024178
Oct 2024184
Nov 2024180
Dec 2024186

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,038 km.

CPH Copenhagen → SAW Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SAW 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 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

Copenhagen (CPH) and Istanbul (SAW) are 2,040 km (1,268 miles, 1,102 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.