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EFL to ISL: distance & flight time
Keffallinia (Kefallinia Airport) → Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
485 mi
780 km · 421 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
485 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- EFL — Kefallinia Airport · Keffallinia, Greece
- ISL — Atatürk 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 EFL
- ZTH · Zakynthos International Airport "Dionysios Solomos"33 mi away
- PYR · Andravida Air Base45 mi away
- GPA · Araxos Airport50 mi away
- AGQ · Agrinion Air Base57 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 EFL from ISL?
The flight distance from Keffallinia (EFL) to Istanbul (ISL) is 485 miles (780 km, 421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EFL to ISL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 EFL to ISL?
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