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Frankfurt (FRA) – Istanbul (IST)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,840 km
1,143 mi · 994 nm
Flight time
3 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
231 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (137 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
842,741
2024 · +0.9%
Flights / week
89
Both directions, average
Seats filled
83%
1,012,754 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 FRA to ISTFRAIST
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FRA
114°
Heading from IST
309°
Halfway point
46.10, 19.44
Great-circle km
1,837 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

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

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 86,260 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug86.3KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202457,427
Feb 202456,415
Mar 202460,719
Apr 202469,431
May 202473,911
Jun 202472,612
Jul 202480,082
Aug 202486,260
Sep 202479,920
Oct 202479,663
Nov 202465,589
Dec 202460,712
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 448 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug448SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024349
Feb 2024320
Mar 2024343
Apr 2024368
May 2024427
Jun 2024412
Jul 2024443
Aug 2024448
Sep 2024409
Oct 2024406
Nov 2024338
Dec 2024355

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,837 km.

FRA Frankfurt → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

IST Istanbul → FRA Frankfurt

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 Frankfurt and Istanbul

ISTSAW
FRA1,8401,904

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

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807
FRA → JFK6,206 km 749,554

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

Frankfurt (FRA) and Istanbul (IST) are 1,840 km (1,143 miles, 994 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.