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BPE to SAW: distance & flight time
Bagan (Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
4,500 mi
7,243 km · 3,911 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m 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
- BPE — Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport · Bagan, Burma
- 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 BPE
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport41 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport99 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base107 mi away
- CDE · Chengde Puning Airport113 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 BPE from SAW?
The flight distance from Bagan (BPE) to Istanbul (SAW) is 4,500 miles (7,243 km, 3,911 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BPE to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 Bagan and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 5 hours behind Bagan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BPE to SAW?
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