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DET to SAW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
5,301 mi
8,532 km · 4,607 nm
10h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,301 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from SAW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Istanbul (SAW) is 5,301 miles (8,532 km, 4,607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SAW?
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 Detroit and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to SAW?
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