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AER to IST: distance & flight time
Sochi (Sochi International Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
591 mi
951 km · 513 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
591 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
- IST — Istanbul Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Near IST
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport39 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport44 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AER from IST?
The flight distance from Sochi (AER) to Istanbul (IST) is 591 miles (951 km, 513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AER to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AER to IST?
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