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Rome (FCO) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,429 km
888 mi · 771 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
179 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (106 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
405,904
2024 · +29.5%
Flights / week
43
Both directions, average
Seats filled
83%
489,408 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 SAWFCOSAW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FCO
88°
Heading from SAW
280°
Halfway point
41.67, 20.84
Great-circle km
1,425 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 35,249 passengers
020K40KJanFebMar35.2KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202433,456
Feb 202433,364
Mar 202435,249
Apr 202431,572
May 202432,967
Jun 202433,397
Jul 202434,840
Aug 202434,250
Sep 202434,597
Oct 202433,788
Nov 202434,149
Dec 202434,275
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 206 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec206
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Month Flights
Jan 2024185
Feb 2024174
Mar 2024178
Apr 2024180
May 2024186
Jun 2024184
Jul 2024182
Aug 2024182
Sep 2024180
Oct 2024186
Nov 2024192
Dec 2024206

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,425 km.

FCO Rome → SAW Istanbul

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SAW 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 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

Rome (FCO) and Istanbul (SAW) are 1,429 km (888 miles, 771 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.