Istanbul (IST) – Manchester (MAN)
- Distance
- 2,671 km
- 1,660 mi · 1,442 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 55 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 3 h / 2 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 335 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (198 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 430,109
- 2024 · +7.0%
- Flights / week
- 51
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 81%
- 531,602 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
The way there
- Heading from IST
- 311°
- Heading from MAN
- 108°
- Halfway point
- 48.36, 15.04
- Great-circle km
- 2,665 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 3 h in January, 2 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 32,897 |
| Feb 2024 | 30,652 |
| Mar 2024 | 32,083 |
| Apr 2024 | 34,625 |
| May 2024 | 35,381 |
| Jun 2024 | 38,451 |
| Jul 2024 | 44,804 |
| Aug 2024 | 42,440 |
| Sep 2024 | 39,981 |
| Oct 2024 | 36,009 |
| Nov 2024 | 30,185 |
| Dec 2024 | 32,601 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 210 |
| Feb 2024 | 198 |
| Mar 2024 | 210 |
| Apr 2024 | 207 |
| May 2024 | 228 |
| Jun 2024 | 231 |
| Jul 2024 | 250 |
| Aug 2024 | 248 |
| Sep 2024 | 243 |
| Oct 2024 | 222 |
| Nov 2024 | 200 |
| Dec 2024 | 225 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,665 km.
IST Istanbul → MAN Manchester
UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
MAN Manchester → 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 Manchester
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