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YSQ to IST: distance & flight time
Songyuan (Songyuan Chaganhu Airport) → Istanbul (Istanbul Airport)
4,536 mi
7,301 km · 3,942 nm
9h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,536 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 22m 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
- YSQ — Songyuan Chaganhu Airport · Songyuan, China
- 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 YSQ
- DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport84 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport95 mi away
- DQA · Saertu Airport128 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 YSQ from IST?
The flight distance from Songyuan (YSQ) to Istanbul (IST) is 4,536 miles (7,301 km, 3,942 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSQ to IST?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 22m 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 YSQ to IST?
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