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RAL to SAW: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
6,849 mi
11,023 km · 5,952 nm
13h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,849 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 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 RAL from SAW?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Istanbul (SAW) is 6,849 miles (11,023 km, 5,952 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RAL to SAW?
Nonstop service on RAL–SAW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Riverside and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 10 hours ahead of Riverside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to SAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAL–SAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RAL to SAW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAL–SAW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.