Geneva (GVA) – Istanbul (IST)
- Distance
- 1,896 km
- 1,178 mi · 1,024 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 238 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (141 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 313,785
- 2024 · +5.7%
- Flights / week
- 43
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 68%
- 462,393 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_ch), reported by the airport in Switzerland, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from GVA
- 99°
- Heading from IST
- 295°
- Halfway point
- 44.32, 17.89
- Great-circle km
- 1,891 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.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 27,154 |
| Feb 2024 | 24,747 |
| Mar 2024 | 25,285 |
| Apr 2024 | 27,026 |
| May 2024 | 28,585 |
| Jun 2024 | 24,721 |
| Jul 2024 | 27,776 |
| Aug 2024 | 28,449 |
| Sep 2024 | 28,263 |
| Oct 2024 | 26,878 |
| Nov 2024 | 21,931 |
| Dec 2024 | 22,970 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 200 |
| Feb 2024 | 179 |
| Mar 2024 | 191 |
| Apr 2024 | 183 |
| May 2024 | 197 |
| Jun 2024 | 174 |
| Jul 2024 | 179 |
| Aug 2024 | 184 |
| Sep 2024 | 180 |
| Oct 2024 | 189 |
| Nov 2024 | 183 |
| Dec 2024 | 193 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,891 km.
GVA Geneva → IST Istanbul
EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers any airline.
IST Istanbul → GVA Geneva
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 Geneva and Istanbul
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