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URS to IST: distance & flight time
Kursk (Kursk East Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
807 mi
1,298 km · 701 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
807 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- URS — Kursk East Airport · Kursk, Russia
- IST — Istanbul 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 URS
- EGO · Belgorod International Airport78 mi away
- OEL · Oryol Yuzhny Airport83 mi away
- VOZ · Voronezh International Airport125 mi away
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport126 mi away
Near IST
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport39 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport44 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is URS from IST?
The flight distance from Kursk (URS) to Istanbul (IST) is 807 miles (1,298 km, 701 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from URS to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 URS to IST?
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