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KWG to IST: distance & flight time
Krivoy Rog (Kryvyi Rih International Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
516 mi
831 km · 449 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
516 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- KWG — Kryvyi Rih International Airport · Krivoy Rog, Ukraine
- 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 KWG
- KGO · Kirovograd Airport55 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- NLV · Mykolaiv International Airport91 mi away
- OZH · Zaporizhzhia International Airport98 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 KWG from IST?
The flight distance from Krivoy Rog (KWG) to Istanbul (IST) is 516 miles (831 km, 449 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWG to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 KWG to IST?
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