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SAW to AAC: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → El Arish (El Arish International Airport)
724 mi
1,166 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- AAC — El Arish International Airport · El Arish, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AAC
- EGH · El Gora Airport17 mi away
- GZA · Yasser Arafat International Airport29 mi away
- MIP · Ramon Air Base53 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from AAC?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to El Arish (AAC) is 724 miles (1,166 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to AAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 SAW to AAC?
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