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PLV to IST: distance & flight time
Poltava (Suprunovka Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
635 mi
1,021 km · 551 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
635 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, 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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 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 PLV from IST?
The flight distance from Poltava (PLV) to Istanbul (IST) is 635 miles (1,021 km, 551 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLV to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 PLV to IST?
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