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CHQ to SAW: distance & flight time
Chania (Chania International Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
465 mi
748 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
465 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- CHQ — Chania International Airport · Chania, Greece
- 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 CHQ
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport60 mi away
- KIT · Kithira Airport82 mi away
- MLO · Milos Airport83 mi away
- JTR · Santorini 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 CHQ from SAW?
The flight distance from Chania (CHQ) to Istanbul (SAW) is 465 miles (748 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHQ to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 CHQ to SAW?
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