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Istanbul (SAW) – London (STN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,524 km
1,568 mi · 1,363 nm
Flight time
3 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
317 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (187 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
877,269
2024 · +2.7%
Flights / week
94
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
1,103,801 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 SAW to STNSAWSTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from SAW
309°
Heading from STN
107°
Halfway point
47.32, 16.27
Great-circle km
2,518 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 90,240 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug90.2KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202469,197
Feb 202466,793
Mar 202471,155
Apr 202467,193
May 202466,421
Jun 202472,962
Jul 202480,714
Aug 202490,240
Sep 202473,522
Oct 202473,057
Nov 202470,878
Dec 202475,137
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 460 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug460SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024397
Feb 2024376
Mar 2024393
Apr 2024377
May 2024387
Jun 2024417
Jul 2024447
Aug 2024460
Sep 2024390
Oct 2024439
Nov 2024397
Dec 2024424

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,518 km.

SAW Istanbul → STN London

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

STN London → SAW 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 London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
IST2,4932,4652,4602,4992,4602,419
SAW2,5572,5292,5242,5632,5232,483

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

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 → SZF611 km 686,894

More routes from STN

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → MAD1,299 km 448,342
STN → OTP2,073 km 443,896

Questions

Istanbul (SAW) and London (STN) are 2,524 km (1,568 miles, 1,363 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.