Istanbul (IST) – Chișinău (RMO)
- Distance
- 628 km
- 390 mi · 339 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 35 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 1 h / none
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 79 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (47 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 417,998
- 2024 · +10.4%
- Flights / week
- 65
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 75%
- 556,600 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
- 1°
- Heading from RMO
- 182°
- Halfway point
- 44.10, 28.83
- Great-circle km
- 629 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 1 h in January, none in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 31,504 |
| Feb 2024 | 30,253 |
| Mar 2024 | 34,517 |
| Apr 2024 | 35,426 |
| May 2024 | 37,339 |
| Jun 2024 | 37,634 |
| Jul 2024 | 37,422 |
| Aug 2024 | 38,959 |
| Sep 2024 | 36,122 |
| Oct 2024 | 34,418 |
| Nov 2024 | 31,275 |
| Dec 2024 | 33,129 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 | 266 |
| Feb 2024 | 258 |
| Mar 2024 | 282 |
| Apr 2024 | 292 |
| May 2024 | 308 |
| Jun 2024 | 294 |
| Jul 2024 | 298 |
| Aug 2024 | 307 |
| Sep 2024 | 270 |
| Oct 2024 | 248 |
| Nov 2024 | 266 |
| Dec 2024 | 278 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 629 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.
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