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NSY to ESB: distance & flight time
Sigonella (Sigonella Navy Air Base) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
990 mi
1,593 km · 860 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
990 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- NSY — Sigonella Navy Air Base · Sigonella, Italy
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NSY
- CTA · Catania-Fontanarossa Airport9 mi away
- CIY · Comiso Airport33 mi away
- REG · Reggio Calabria Airport61 mi away
- GZM · Xewkija Heliport102 mi away
Near ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NSY from ESB?
The flight distance from Sigonella (NSY) to Ankara (ESB) is 990 miles (1,593 km, 860 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NSY to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 Sigonella and Ankara?
Ankara is 1 hour ahead of Sigonella.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NSY to ESB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NSY–ESB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.