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DTA to SAW: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
6,392 mi
10,287 km · 5,555 nm
13h
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,392 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, 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 DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 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 DTA from SAW?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Istanbul (SAW) is 6,392 miles (10,287 km, 5,555 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 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 Delta and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 9 hours ahead of Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to SAW?
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