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SAW to AER: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
573 mi
921 km · 497 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
573 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
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 AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from AER?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Sochi (AER) is 573 miles (921 km, 497 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 AER?
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