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Istanbul (IST) – Prague (PRG)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,490 km
926 mi · 804 nm
Flight time
2 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
187 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (111 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
315,280
2024 · +2.2%
Flights / week
40
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
385,608 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 PRGISTPRG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from IST
316°
Heading from PRG
126°
Halfway point
45.92, 22.07
Great-circle km
1,488 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
2 h in January, 1 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: February 2024: 28,004 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202426,236
Feb 202428,004
Mar 202427,758
Apr 202425,421
May 202427,268
Jun 202424,817
Jul 202427,991
Aug 202426,082
Sep 202423,801
Oct 202424,487
Nov 202426,159
Dec 202427,256
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 188 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMay188JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024184
Feb 2024182
Mar 2024186
Apr 2024180
May 2024188
Jun 2024164
Jul 2024170
Aug 2024162
Sep 2024152
Oct 2024146
Nov 2024180
Dec 2024186

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,488 km.

IST Istanbul → PRG Prague

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

PRG Prague → IST Istanbul

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

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 Prague

PRG
IST1,490
SAW1,553

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 PRG

Route Distance Passengers / year
PRG → AMS707 km 652,228
PRG → FCO935 km 485,390
PRG → CDG855 km 455,782
PRG → FRA408 km 438,753
PRG → BCN1,360 km 412,534
PRG → AYT1,976 km 391,213
PRG → MXP646 km 350,775
PRG → MAD1,752 km 339,185
PRG → ZRH512 km 305,949
PRG → CPH623 km 267,786

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Prague (PRG) are 1,490 km (926 miles, 804 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.