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SAW to AQJ: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Aqaba (Aqaba King Hussein International Airport)
843 mi
1,357 km · 733 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
843 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- AQJ — Aqaba King Hussein International Airport · Aqaba, Jordan
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 AQJ
- ETH · Eilat Airport5 mi away
- ETM · Ramon Airport8 mi away
- TCP · Taba International Airport15 mi away
- VDA · Ovda International Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from AQJ?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Aqaba (AQJ) is 843 miles (1,357 km, 733 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to AQJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 SAW to AQJ?
Nonstop service on SAW–AQJ 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 2h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to AQJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–AQJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAW to AQJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAW–AQJ 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.