Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CTS to ISL: distance & flight time
Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) → Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
5,300 mi
8,530 km · 4,606 nm
10h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
See live CTS→ISL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- ISL — Atatürk International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Near ISL
- IST · Istanbul Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport26 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport48 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTS from ISL?
The flight distance from Sapporo (CTS) to Istanbul (ISL) is 5,300 miles (8,530 km, 4,606 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTS to ISL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 52m 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 Sapporo and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 6 hours behind Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTS to ISL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTS–ISL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.