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SAW to KYE: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base)
569 mi
916 km · 494 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
569 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m 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
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from KYE?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Kleiat (KYE) is 569 miles (916 km, 494 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to KYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 KYE?
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