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Northern Cyprus (ECN) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
798 km
496 mi · 431 nm
Flight time
1 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h / none
January / July
CO2 per passenger
100 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (59 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
732,855
2024
Flights / week
93
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
911,352 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from ECN
330°
Heading from IST
147°
Halfway point
38.24, 31.22
Great-circle km
798 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
1 h in January, none in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: September 2024: 75,821 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep75.8KOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202451,649
Feb 202454,666
Mar 202446,678
Apr 202454,200
May 202461,631
Jun 202468,648
Jul 202468,389
Aug 202473,348
Sep 202475,821
Oct 202475,438
Nov 202455,434
Dec 202446,953
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 484 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct484NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024380
Feb 2024350
Mar 2024347
Apr 2024374
May 2024381
Jun 2024426
Jul 2024435
Aug 2024443
Sep 2024470
Oct 2024484
Nov 2024371
Dec 2024351

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 798 km.

ECN Northern Cyprus → IST Istanbul

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → ECN Northern Cyprus

EU261€250 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 Northern Cyprus and Istanbul

ISTSAW
ECN798736

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

More routes from ECN

Route Distance Passengers / year
ECN → SAW736 km 1,547,419
ECN → ESB554 km 689,588
ECN → ADB665 km 470,870
ECN → AYT311 km 437,772
ECN → COV239 km 287,363
ECN → GZT409 km 136,985
ECN → ASR439 km 52,178
ECN → DIY672 km 51,813

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

Northern Cyprus (ECN) and Istanbul (IST) are 798 km (496 miles, 431 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.