Frankfurt (FRA) – Istanbul (SAW)
- Distance
- 1,904 km
- 1,183 mi · 1,028 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 5 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 239 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (141 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 443,269
- 2024 · +12.5%
- Flights / week
- 46
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 513,643 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
The way there
- Heading from FRA
- 114°
- Heading from SAW
- 309°
- Halfway point
- 45.94, 19.78
- Great-circle km
- 1,901 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 32,116 |
| Feb 2024 | 30,734 |
| Mar 2024 | 33,554 |
| Apr 2024 | 31,802 |
| May 2024 | 35,701 |
| Jun 2024 | 33,342 |
| Jul 2024 | 37,783 |
| Aug 2024 | 42,979 |
| Sep 2024 | 43,083 |
| Oct 2024 | 42,354 |
| Nov 2024 | 38,167 |
| Dec 2024 | 41,654 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 182 |
| Feb 2024 | 166 |
| Mar 2024 | 180 |
| Apr 2024 | 178 |
| May 2024 | 185 |
| Jun 2024 | 182 |
| Jul 2024 | 212 |
| Aug 2024 | 225 |
| Sep 2024 | 228 |
| Oct 2024 | 219 |
| Nov 2024 | 212 |
| Dec 2024 | 223 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,901 km.
FRA Frankfurt → SAW Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
SAW 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
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports