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SAW to NAY: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Nanyuan Airport)
4,377 mi
7,044 km · 3,804 nm
9h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,377 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- NAY — Beijing Nanyuan Airport · Beijing, China
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 NAY
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport23 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport68 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from NAY?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Beijing (NAY) is 4,377 miles (7,044 km, 3,804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to NAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 3m 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 time difference between Istanbul and Beijing?
Beijing is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to NAY?
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