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NKT to ISL: distance & flight time
Cizre (Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport) → Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
751 mi
1,209 km · 653 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
751 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NKT — Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Cizre, Turkey
- 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 NKT
- SXZ · Siirt Airport44 mi away
- KAC · Kamishly Airport53 mi away
- BAL · Batman Airport65 mi away
- MQM · Mardin Airport79 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 NKT from ISL?
The flight distance from Cizre (NKT) to Istanbul (ISL) is 751 miles (1,209 km, 653 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NKT to ISL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 NKT to ISL?
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