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Istanbul (IST) – Milan (MXP)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,685 km
1,047 mi · 910 nm
Flight time
2 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
211 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (125 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
554,170
2024 · +7.1%
Flights / week
56
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
654,184 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 MXPISTMXP
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
293°
Heading from MXP
100°
Halfway point
43.89, 19.09
Great-circle km
1,681 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 51,848 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct51.8KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202441,991
Feb 202439,689
Mar 202444,042
Apr 202447,417
May 202448,522
Jun 202449,078
Jul 202450,997
Aug 202447,745
Sep 202448,193
Oct 202451,848
Nov 202443,854
Dec 202440,794
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 253 flights
0100200300JanFebMar253AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024248
Feb 2024230
Mar 2024253
Apr 2024242
May 2024242
Jun 2024240
Jul 2024246
Aug 2024240
Sep 2024236
Oct 2024247
Nov 2024240
Dec 2024246

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,681 km.

IST Istanbul → MXP Milan

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

MXP Milan → IST Istanbul

EU261€400 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 Milan

MXPLINBGY
IST1,6851,6391,610
SAW1,7461,7001,672

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

Route Distance Passengers / year
MXP → BCN722 km 1,279,578
MXP → MAD1,151 km 957,358
MXP → CTA1,049 km 946,877
MXP → CDG599 km 896,811
MXP → LGW900 km 776,880
MXP → JFK6,430 km 758,726
MXP → PMO903 km 744,803
MXP → LIS1,655 km 664,606
MXP → ATH1,523 km 661,894
MXP → DXB4,714 km 544,398

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Milan (MXP) are 1,685 km (1,047 miles, 910 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.