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Düsseldorf (DUS) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,014 km
1,251 mi · 1,087 nm
Flight time
3 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
253 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (149 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
554,554
2024 · +4.1%
Flights / week
56
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
682,987 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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

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

The way there

Heading from DUS
115°
Heading from IST
311°
Halfway point
46.81, 18.76
Great-circle km
2,010 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: October 2024: 49,944 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct49.9KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202441,902
Feb 202441,019
Mar 202445,278
Apr 202447,742
May 202447,464
Jun 202446,176
Jul 202448,285
Aug 202449,923
Sep 202449,678
Oct 202449,944
Nov 202444,120
Dec 202443,023
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 251 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec251
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Month Flights
Jan 2024248
Feb 2024235
Mar 2024249
Apr 2024241
May 2024248
Jun 2024248
Jul 2024236
Aug 2024248
Sep 2024229
Oct 2024231
Nov 2024232
Dec 2024251

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,010 km.

DUS Düsseldorf → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → DUS Düsseldorf

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 Düsseldorf and Istanbul

ISTSAW
DUS2,0142,078

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

More routes from DUS

Route Distance Passengers / year
DUS → PMI1,342 km 1,355,713
DUS → AYT2,482 km 1,114,067
DUS → MUC487 km 912,267
DUS → SAW2,078 km 669,270
DUS → LHR503 km 618,215
DUS → DXB5,011 km 580,488
DUS → VIE790 km 524,581
DUS → HRG3,511 km 466,806
DUS → ZRH445 km 466,362
DUS → BCN1,167 km 437,621

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

Düsseldorf (DUS) and Istanbul (IST) are 2,014 km (1,251 miles, 1,087 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.