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LBC to SAW: distance & flight time
Luebeck (Lübeck Blankensee Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
1,239 mi
1,993 km · 1,076 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,239 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBC — Lübeck Blankensee Airport · Luebeck, Germany
- 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 LBC
- HAM · Hamburg Airport32 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport37 mi away
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport41 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport46 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 LBC from SAW?
The flight distance from Luebeck (LBC) to Istanbul (SAW) is 1,239 miles (1,993 km, 1,076 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBC to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 Luebeck and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 1 hour ahead of Luebeck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBC to SAW?
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