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BBC to SAW: distance & flight time
Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
6,471 mi
10,414 km · 5,623 nm
13h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, United States
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International 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 BBC
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Near SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
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Frequently asked questions
How far is BBC from SAW?
The flight distance from Bay City (BBC) to Istanbul (SAW) is 6,471 miles (10,414 km, 5,623 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBC to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 9m 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 BBC to SAW?
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