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JSH to IST: distance & flight time
Sitia (Sitia Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
443 mi
712 km · 385 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
443 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- JSH — Sitia Airport · Sitia, Greece
- IST — Istanbul 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 JSH
- KSJ · Kasos Airport48 mi away
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport53 mi away
- AOK · Karpathos Airport61 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport89 mi away
Near IST
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport39 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport44 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JSH from IST?
The flight distance from Sitia (JSH) to Istanbul (IST) is 443 miles (712 km, 385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JSH to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 JSH to IST?
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