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Düsseldorf (DUS) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,078 km
1,291 mi · 1,122 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
261 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (154 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
669,270
2024 · −3.4%
Flights / week
71
Both directions, average
Seats filled
86%
781,171 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

Great circle from DUS to SAWDUSSAW
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 SAW
311°
Halfway point
46.65, 19.11
Great-circle km
2,074 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 61,939 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec61.9K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202453,756
Feb 202454,272
Mar 202455,701
Apr 202455,017
May 202457,238
Jun 202449,435
Jul 202452,287
Aug 202456,441
Sep 202455,791
Oct 202459,989
Nov 202457,404
Dec 202461,939
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 342 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec342
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Month Flights
Jan 2024307
Feb 2024280
Mar 2024303
Apr 2024301
May 2024308
Jun 2024291
Jul 2024300
Aug 2024313
Sep 2024300
Oct 2024312
Nov 2024324
Dec 2024342

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,074 km.

DUS Düsseldorf → SAW Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SAW 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 → LHR503 km 618,215
DUS → DXB5,011 km 580,488
DUS → IST2,014 km 554,554
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 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

Düsseldorf (DUS) and Istanbul (SAW) are 2,078 km (1,291 miles, 1,122 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.