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Istanbul (IST) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,390 km
5,214 mi · 4,530 nm
Flight time
10 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
5 h
CO2 per passenger
982 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (581 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
439,161
2024 · +25.7%
Flights / week
28
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
520,455 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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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 IST to KULISTKUL
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
99°
Heading from KUL
312°
Halfway point
26.62, 71.16
Great-circle km
8,389 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Kuala Lumpur is 5 h ahead of Istanbul

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 39,862 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul39.9KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202438,932
Feb 202439,140
Mar 202437,565
Apr 202431,727
May 202432,722
Jun 202435,607
Jul 202439,862
Aug 202438,919
Sep 202437,494
Oct 202436,595
Nov 202436,658
Dec 202433,940
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: January 2024: 124 flights
050100150Jan124FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024124
Feb 2024116
Mar 2024123
Apr 2024109
May 2024124
Jun 2024120
Jul 2024124
Aug 2024124
Sep 2024120
Oct 2024123
Nov 2024120
Dec 2024120

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,389 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 Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur

KUL
IST8,390
SAW8,336

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

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

More routes from KUL

Route Distance Passengers
KUL → ICN4,602 km 395,235 (6 mo)
KUL → MEL6,305 km 697,340
KUL → PER4,124 km 646,762
KUL → SYD6,579 km 636,576
KUL → DEL3,869 km 569,731
KUL → MAA2,629 km 548,446
KUL → BLR2,884 km 382,853
KUL → TRZ2,690 km 367,275
KUL → COK2,915 km 338,364
KUL → BOM3,623 km 309,086

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) are 8,390 km (5,214 miles, 4,530 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.