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BFE to SAW: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
1,242 mi
1,999 km · 1,080 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from SAW?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Istanbul (SAW) is 1,242 miles (1,999 km, 1,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 time difference between Bielefeld and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to SAW?
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