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TGM to SAW: distance & flight time
Tirgu Mures (Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
456 mi
734 km · 396 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
456 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- TGM — Transilvania Târgu Mureş International Airport · Tirgu Mures, Romania
- 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 TGM
- CLJ · Cluj-Napoca International Airport41 mi away
- SBZ · Sibiu International Airport50 mi away
- BAY · Tautii Magheraus Airport93 mi away
- SUJ · Satu Mare Airport112 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 TGM from SAW?
The flight distance from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Istanbul (SAW) is 456 miles (734 km, 396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TGM to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 TGM to SAW?
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