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YHE to SAW: distance & flight time
Hope (Hope Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
5,952 mi
9,579 km · 5,172 nm
12h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,952 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YHE — Hope Airport · Hope, Canada
- 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 YHE
- YCW · Chilliwack Airport25 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport77 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport46 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport54 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 YHE from SAW?
The flight distance from Hope (YHE) to Istanbul (SAW) is 5,952 miles (9,579 km, 5,172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHE to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 8m 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 YHE to SAW?
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