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SAW to PLO: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport)
8,520 mi
13,712 km · 7,404 nm
17h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,520 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 10m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, Australia
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 PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from PLO?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Port Lincoln (PLO) is 8,520 miles (13,712 km, 7,404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to PLO?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 10m 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 PLO?
Nonstop service on SAW–PLO 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 17h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Port Lincoln?
Port Lincoln is 7.5 hours ahead of Istanbul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to PLO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAW–PLO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAW to PLO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAW–PLO 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.