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Hamburg (HAM) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,023 km
1,257 mi · 1,092 nm
Flight time
3 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
254 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (150 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
375,867
2024 · +19.9%
Flights / week
40
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
445,675 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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 HAM to SAWHAMSAW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from HAM
127°
Heading from SAW
321°
Halfway point
47.67, 20.82
Great-circle km
2,020 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 36,460 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct36.5KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,235
Feb 202426,402
Mar 202429,889
Apr 202428,689
May 202430,676
Jun 202429,934
Jul 202432,584
Aug 202434,075
Sep 202434,498
Oct 202436,460
Nov 202431,776
Dec 202433,649
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 189 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct189NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024166
Feb 2024152
Mar 2024161
Apr 2024162
May 2024168
Jun 2024172
Jul 2024178
Aug 2024186
Sep 2024177
Oct 2024189
Nov 2024180
Dec 2024188

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,020 km.

HAM Hamburg → SAW Istanbul

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SAW Istanbul → HAM Hamburg

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 Hamburg and Istanbul

ISTSAW
HAM1,9602,023

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

More routes from HAM

Route Distance Passengers / year
HAM → MUC600 km 1,281,162
HAM → FRA413 km 1,083,599
HAM → PMI1,659 km 967,394
HAM → ZRH694 km 585,980
HAM → LHR748 km 581,731
HAM → VIE769 km 557,895
HAM → AYT2,456 km 555,190
HAM → DXB4,889 km 444,412
HAM → IST1,960 km 443,119
HAM → CDG729 km 394,895

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

Hamburg (HAM) and Istanbul (SAW) are 2,023 km (1,257 miles, 1,092 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.