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BFJ to SAW: distance & flight time
Bijie (Bijie Feixiong Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
4,323 mi
6,958 km · 3,757 nm
8h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,323 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFJ — Bijie Feixiong Airport · Bijie, China
- 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 BFJ
- LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport55 mi away
- WMT · Zunyi Maotai Airport65 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport74 mi away
- KWE · Longdongbao Airport96 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 BFJ from SAW?
The flight distance from Bijie (BFJ) to Istanbul (SAW) is 4,323 miles (6,958 km, 3,757 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFJ to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 57m 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 Bijie and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 5 hours behind Bijie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFJ to SAW?
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