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SDV to SAW: distance & flight time
Tel-aviv (Sde Dov Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
678 mi
1,092 km · 590 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SDV — Sde Dov Airport · Tel-aviv, Israel
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SDV
- TLV · Ben Gurion International Airport9 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport50 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport57 mi away
- VTM · Nevatim Air Base64 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDV from SAW?
The flight distance from Tel-aviv (SDV) to Istanbul (SAW) is 678 miles (1,092 km, 590 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDV to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 SDV to SAW?
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