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Istanbul (IST) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,465 km
1,532 mi · 1,331 nm
Flight time
3 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
309 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (183 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
580,623
2024 · +35.4%
Flights / week
67
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
718,500 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 LGWISTLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
306°
Heading from LGW
105°
Halfway point
47.13, 15.60
Great-circle km
2,460 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 54,667 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug54.7KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202443,945
Feb 202442,339
Mar 202442,097
Apr 202450,594
May 202450,127
Jun 202448,501
Jul 202452,657
Aug 202454,667
Sep 202451,619
Oct 202448,556
Nov 202448,635
Dec 202446,886
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 308 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec308
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Month Flights
Jan 2024284
Feb 2024264
Mar 2024282
Apr 2024290
May 2024302
Jun 2024280
Jul 2024290
Aug 2024306
Sep 2024289
Oct 2024283
Nov 2024293
Dec 2024308

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,460 km.

IST Istanbul → LGW London

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LGW London → IST Istanbul

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

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 London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
IST2,4932,4652,4602,4992,4602,419
SAW2,5572,5292,5242,5632,5232,483

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

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and London (LGW) are 2,465 km (1,532 miles, 1,331 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.