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Tehran (IKA) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,003 km
1,244 mi · 1,081 nm
Flight time
3 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
30 min
CO2 per passenger
251 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (149 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
318,677
2024 · +14.0%
Flights / week
37
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
419,573 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_tr), reported by the airport in Türkiye, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from IKA to SAWIKASAW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IKA
294°
Heading from SAW
101°
Halfway point
38.67, 40.64
Great-circle km
1,999 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Istanbul is 30 min behind Tehran

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: May 2024: 33,180 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMay33.2KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202429,341
Feb 202426,145
Mar 202432,174
Apr 202425,513
May 202433,180
Jun 202432,101
Jul 202432,632
Aug 202427,467
Sep 202431,333
Oct 2024403
Nov 202419,452
Dec 202428,936
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 192 flights
0100200JanFebMar192AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024170
Feb 2024173
Mar 2024192
Apr 2024171
May 2024186
Jun 2024179
Jul 2024186
Aug 2024145
Sep 2024170
Oct 20242
Nov 2024156
Dec 2024186

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,999 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

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 Tehran and Istanbul

ISTSAW
THR2,0592,004
IKA2,0582,003

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

More routes from IKA

Route Distance Passengers / year
IKA → IST2,058 km 2,050,223
IKA → AYT1,835 km 152,166
IKA → ESB1,679 km 132,581
IKA → ADB2,157 km 86,718
IKA → FRA3,782 km 82,117
IKA → DEL2,558 km 38,715
IKA → DNZ1,933 km 36,112
IKA → GZP1,703 km 17,251
IKA → BOM2,798 km 14,309

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

Tehran (IKA) and Istanbul (SAW) are 2,003 km (1,244 miles, 1,081 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.