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Rome (FCO) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,374 km
854 mi · 742 nm
Flight time
2 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
172 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (102 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
668,200
2024 · −2.3%
Flights / week
83
Both directions, average
Seats filled
77%
865,213 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from FCO
87°
Heading from IST
278°
Halfway point
41.84, 20.53
Great-circle km
1,371 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 67,887 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug67.9KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202447,670
Feb 202449,627
Mar 202457,769
Apr 202451,310
May 202458,010
Jun 202456,913
Jul 202461,600
Aug 202467,887
Sep 202458,411
Oct 202458,219
Nov 202449,916
Dec 202450,868
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 421 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug421SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024345
Feb 2024339
Mar 2024348
Apr 2024309
May 2024383
Jun 2024352
Jul 2024390
Aug 2024421
Sep 2024363
Oct 2024356
Nov 2024340
Dec 2024369

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,371 km.

FCO Rome → IST Istanbul

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → FCO Rome

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 Rome and Istanbul

ISTSAW
FCO1,3741,429
CIA1,3461,400

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

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

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

Rome (FCO) and Istanbul (IST) are 1,374 km (854 miles, 742 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.