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Riyadh (RUH) – Istanbul (SAW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,393 km
1,487 mi · 1,292 nm
Flight time
3 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
301 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (178 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
346,198
2024 · +4.8%
Flights / week
44
Both directions, average
Seats filled
76%
456,396 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 RUH to SAWRUHSAW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from RUH
322°
Heading from SAW
132°
Halfway point
33.23, 38.79
Great-circle km
2,394 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

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: July 2024: 45,369 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul45.4KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202427,200
Feb 202429,092
Mar 202421,360
Apr 202427,063
May 202428,473
Jun 202437,749
Jul 202445,369
Aug 202433,829
Sep 202423,734
Oct 202420,358
Nov 202425,331
Dec 202426,640
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 295 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJul295AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024176
Feb 2024175
Mar 2024144
Apr 2024173
May 2024181
Jun 2024235
Jul 2024295
Aug 2024265
Sep 2024166
Oct 2024153
Nov 2024163
Dec 2024165

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,394 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.

Every airport pair between Riyadh and Istanbul

ISTSAW
RUH2,4572,393

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

More routes from RUH

Route Distance Passengers / year
RUH → IST2,457 km 597,856
RUH → DEL3,041 km 406,930
RUH → BOM2,774 km 382,435
RUH → CCJ3,443 km 193,136
RUH → CDG4,655 km 183,759
RUH → HYD3,397 km 150,634
RUH → FRA4,295 km 142,974
RUH → FCO3,674 km 118,914
RUH → TZX1,891 km 118,209
RUH → COK3,541 km 116,511

More routes from SAW

Route Distance Passengers / year
SAW → AYT462 km 2,355,511
SAW → ADB343 km 1,722,834
SAW → ECN736 km 1,547,419
SAW → TZX882 km 1,403,913
SAW → ESB324 km 1,327,226
SAW → BJV429 km 1,196,569
SAW → DLM467 km 1,001,953
SAW → ASR580 km 973,410
SAW → GZT833 km 907,101
SAW → STN2,524 km 877,269

Questions

Riyadh (RUH) and Istanbul (SAW) are 2,393 km (1,487 miles, 1,292 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.