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Istanbul (IST) – Saint Petersburg (LED)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,063 km
1,282 mi · 1,114 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
259 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (153 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
391,658
2024 · +17.2%
Flights / week
55
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
496,054 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 IST to LEDISTLED
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
2°
Heading from LED
184°
Halfway point
50.55, 29.35
Great-circle km
2,063 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 40,430 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,494
Feb 202426,469
Mar 202431,444
Apr 202431,222
May 202432,112
Jun 202434,624
Jul 202439,163
Aug 202440,430
Sep 202438,440
Oct 202436,070
Nov 202427,393
Dec 202426,797
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 250 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024234
Feb 2024218
Mar 2024248
Apr 2024240
May 2024248
Jun 2024239
Jul 2024250
Aug 2024247
Sep 2024240
Oct 2024245
Nov 2024228
Dec 2024216

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,063 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 Saint Petersburg

LED
IST2,063
SAW2,104

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 LED

Route Distance Passengers / year
LED → AYT2,547 km 757,738
LED → SAW2,104 km 121,257
LED → BEG1,795 km 78,236
LED → DLM2,569 km 44,787
LED → BJV2,515 km 29,045

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Saint Petersburg (LED) are 2,063 km (1,282 miles, 1,114 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.