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Flights from Istanbul (SAW)

Last updated: Sep 10, 2026

Did you mean flights to Istanbul?

Sabiha Gökçen is Istanbul's second airport, on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, and the hub of Pegasus Airlines, which makes it the low-cost counterweight to Turkish Airlines across the water.

Right now there are 161 airports in 55 countries connected to Istanbul, 35 of them domestic, with 33 airlines flying scheduled passenger traffic.

Istanbul's longest nonstop connection is Kuala Lumpur (KUL), 5,179 miles, offered by AirAsia X and Pegasus Airlines.

It is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the adopted daughter of Atatürk and the world's first female fighter pilot.

On this page

  1. Airlines flying from Istanbul
  2. Popular destinations from Istanbul
  3. Information on Points & Miles
  4. Long-haul flights from Istanbul
  5. Flights from Istanbul (SAW) by country
  6. Seasonal and upcoming routes from Istanbul
  7. Airline alliances from Istanbul
  8. Award programs flying from Istanbul
  9. Intercontinental flights from Istanbul
  10. Domestic flights from Istanbul
  11. Alternative airports near Istanbul
  12. Frequently asked questions

Airlines flying from Istanbul

  • Pegasus Airlines151 destinations
  • VF87 destinations
  • Flynas19 destinations
  • Alitalia8 destinations
  • Iberia8 destinations
  • AirAsia X6 destinations
  • Air Arabia Maroc2 destinations
  • Flyadeal2 destinations
  • Kam Air2 destinations
  • Saudia2 destinations
  • Turkish Airlines2 destinations
  • 3L1 destination
  • Air Arabia1 destination
  • Air Arabia Egypt1 destination
  • Air Cairo1 destination
  • Azerbaijan Airlines1 destination
  • Cathay Pacific

Popular destinations from Istanbul

The places reachable from Istanbul on the most scheduled services, busiest first.

  • Ankara (ESB)201 mi
  • Antalya (AYT)288 mi
  • Izmir (ADB)213 mi
  • Bodrum (BJV)267 mi
  • Nicosia (ECN)457 mi
  • Trabzon (TZX)547 mi
  • COV (COV)1,917 mi
  • Dalaman (DLM)291 mi
  • London (STN)1,565 mi
  • Kayseri (ASR)360 mi
  • Tbilisi (TBS)813 mi
  • Baku (GYD)1,084 mi
  • Gaziantep (GZT)517 mi
  • Dusseldorf (DUS)1,289 mi
  • Stuttgart (STR)1,118 mi
  • Samsun (SZF)379 mi
  • Amsterdam (AMS)

Information on Points & Miles

Distance matters when booking with points and miles: several loyalty programs price award flights in distance bands. Each list below adds the non-stop destinations from Istanbul not already shown in a shorter great-circle distance band.

From Istanbul, which places within 500 miles can I reach?

  • Edremit (EDO)153 mi
  • Ankara (ESB)201 mi
  • Izmir (ADB)213 mi
  • Denizli (DNZ)216 mi
  • Konya (KYA)266 mi
  • Bodrum (BJV)267 mi
  • Antalya (AYT)288 mi
  • Dalaman (DLM)291 mi
  • Bucharest (OTP)301 mi
  • Sinop (NOP)308 mi
  • Nevsehir (NAV)314 mi
  • Amasya (MZH)325 mi
  • Sofia (SOF)328 mi
  • Athens (ATH)352 mi
  • Gazipasa (GZP)

From Istanbul, which places within 1,000 miles can I reach?

  • Gaziantep (GZT)517 mi
  • Podgorica (TGD)529 mi
  • Belgrad (BEG)530 mi
  • Adiyaman (ADF)536 mi
  • Aleppo (ALP)537 mi
  • Erzincan (ERC)544 mi

From Istanbul, which places within 2,000 miles can I reach?

  • Bergamo (BGY)1,037 mi
  • Tripoli (MJI)1,042 mi
  • Nuremberg (NUE)1,064 mi
  • Luxor (LXR)1,070 mi
  • Moscow (DME)1,076 mi
  • Moscow (VKO)1,077 mi

From Istanbul, which places within 3,000 miles can I reach?

  • MZR (MZR)2,045 mi
  • Muscat (MCT)2,057 mi
  • Shymkent (CIT)2,058 mi
  • Casablanca (CMN)2,081 mi
  • Dushanbe (DYU)2,088 mi
  • Astana (NQZ)2,109 mi

From Istanbul, which places within 6,000 miles can I reach?

  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL)5,179 mi

Long-haul flights from Istanbul

Long-haul routes are usually flown by a wide-body aircraft, and the cabin you book matters more the longer you are in it — which is also where award points go furthest. These are the non-stop routes from Istanbul of 3,000 miles or more.

  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL)5,179 mi

Flights from Istanbul (SAW) by country

  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 11 airports in Germany: Dusseldorf (DUS), Stuttgart (STR), Cologne (CGN), Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA), Berlin (BER), Munich (MUC), Hamburg (HAM), Hannover (HAJ), Nuremberg (NUE), Bremen (BRE), and Dortmund (DTM). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Germany11 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 7 airports in Egypt: Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Alexandria (HBE), Giza (SPX), Marsa Alam (RMF), and Luxor (LXR). Flights are offered by Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    Egypt7 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 7 airports in Kazakhstan: Astana (NQZ), Aktau (SCO), Almaty (ALA), Aktyubinsk (AKX), Uralsk (URA), Shymkent (CIT), and Atyrau (GUW). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines.

    Kazakhstan7 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 6 airports in France: Paris (ORY), Bale/Mulhouse (BSL), Paris (CDG), Lyon (LYS), Marseille (MRS), and Nice (NCE). Flights are offered by Flynas, Pegasus Airlines, Transavia France, and VF.

    France6 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 6 airports in United Kingdom: London (STN), Manchester (MAN), London (LGW), Birmingham (BHX), Edinburgh (EDI), and Bristol (BRS). Flights are offered by AirAsia X, Flynas, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    United Kingdom6 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 5 airports in Iran, Islamic Republic of: Tehran (IKA), Mashhad (MHD), Tabriz (TBZ), Isfahan (IFN), and Shiraz (SYZ). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Iran, Islamic Republic of5 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 5 airports in Spain: Madrid (MAD), Alicante (ALC), Sevilla (SVQ), Bilbao (BIO), and Barcelona (BCN). Flights are offered by Iberia (Oneworld) and Pegasus Airlines.

    Spain5 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 4 airports in Iraq: Baghdad (BGW), Arbil (EBL), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), and Basrah (BSR). Flights are offered by Iraqi Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    Iraq4 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 4 airports in Italy: Bergamo (BGY), Rome (FCO), Bologna (BLQ), and Venezia (VCE). Flights are offered by Alitalia (Star Alliance), Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    Italy4 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 4 airports in Russian Federation: Moscow (VKO), St. Petersburg (LED), Krasnodar (KRR), and Moscow (DME). Flights are offered by AirAsia X, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    Russian Federation4 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 4 airports in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), and Ad Dammam (DMM). Flights are offered by Flyadeal, Flynas, Pegasus Airlines, Saudia (SkyTeam), and VF.

    Saudi Arabia4 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 3 airports in Georgia: Tbilisi (TBS), Kutaisi (KUT), and Batumi (BUS). Flights are offered by Alitalia (Star Alliance), Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    Georgia3 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 3 airports in Netherlands: Amsterdam (AMS), Rotterdam (RTM), and Eindhoven (EIN). Flights are offered by KLM (SkyTeam), Pegasus Airlines, Transavia Airlines, and VF.

    Netherlands3 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 3 airports in United Arab Emirates: Dubai (DXB), Sharjah (SHJ), and Abu Dhabi (AUH). Flights are offered by 3L, Air Arabia, Emirates, flydubai, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.

    United Arab Emirates3 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 2 airports in Afghanistan: Kabul (KBL) and MZR (MZR). Flights are offered by Kam Air.

    Afghanistan2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 2 airports in Austria: Vienna (VIE) and Graz (GRZ). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Austria2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 2 airports in Belgium: Brussels (CRL) and Brussels (BRU). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

Seasonal and upcoming routes from Istanbul

Not flying yet

  • Podgorica (TGD)Starts Sep 11, 2026
  • Tangier (TNG)Starts Sep 11, 2026
  • Tuzla (TZL)Starts Sep 11, 2026
  • Tehran (IKA)Starts Sep 12, 2026
  • Mashhad (MHD)Starts Sep 16, 2026
  • Tabriz (TBZ)Starts Sep 17, 2026
  • Isfahan (IFN)Starts Sep 18, 2026
  • Dushanbe (DYU)Starts Sep 19, 2026
  • Shiraz (SYZ)Starts Sep 19, 2026
  • Basrah (BSR)Starts Sep 21, 2026
  • Tripoli (MJI)Starts Oct 5, 2026
  • Marsa Alam (RMF)Starts Oct 26, 2026
  • Iasi (IAS)Starts Oct 27, 2026
  • Luxor (LXR)Starts Oct 30, 2026

Ending before the rest

  • Moscow (DME)Through Oct 22, 2026
  • Krasnodar (KRR)Through Oct 22, 2026
  • Eindhoven (EIN)Through Jan 31, 2027

The other 140 routes are scheduled across the whole window the feed publishes.

Airline alliances from Istanbul

  • Star Alliance10 destinations
  • Oneworld9 destinations
  • SkyTeam3 destinations

Award programs flying from Istanbul

How many of these destinations each program's airlines fly to. Reach, not award availability — that is a live fare question this schedule feed cannot answer.

  • Aeroplan10 destinations
  • All Nippon Airways10 destinations
  • EVA Air Infinity MileageLands10 destinations
  • LifeMiles10 destinations
  • Lufthansa Miles & More10 destinations
  • Singapore KrisFlyer10 destinations
  • TAP Miles&Go10 destinations
  • Turkish Miles&Smiles10 destinations
  • United MileagePlus10 destinations
  • Alaska Atmos Rewards9 destinations
  • American Airlines9 destinations
  • British Airways9 destinations
  • Cathay Pacific9 destinations
  • Finnair Plus9 destinations
  • Iberia Plus9 destinations
  • Qantas Frequent Flyer9 destinations

Intercontinental flights from Istanbul

Non-stop flights from Istanbul to Asia

3L flies nonstop from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi (AUH).

Air Arabia flies nonstop from Istanbul to Sharjah (SHJ).

AirAsia X flies nonstop from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur (KUL).

Alitalia (Star Alliance) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Tbilisi (TBS).

Azerbaijan Airlines flies nonstop from Istanbul to Baku (GYD).

Cathay Pacific (Oneworld) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Doha (DOH).

Emirates flies nonstop from Istanbul to Dubai (DXB).

Flyadeal flies nonstop from Istanbul to Jeddah (JED) and Medina (MED).

flydubai flies nonstop from Istanbul to Dubai (DXB).

Flynas flies nonstop from Istanbul to Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), and Ad Dammam (DMM).

Iraqi Airways flies nonstop from Istanbul to Baghdad (BGW).

Japan Airlines (Oneworld) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Doha (DOH).

Jazeera Airways flies nonstop from Istanbul to Kuwait City (KWI).

Jordan Aviation flies nonstop from Istanbul to Amman (AMM).

Kam Air flies nonstop from Istanbul to Kabul (KBL) and MZR (MZR).

Kuwait Airways flies nonstop from Istanbul to Kuwait City (KWI).

Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Doha (DOH).

Pegasus Airlines flies nonstop from Istanbul to Tbilisi (TBS), Baku (GYD), Tehran (IKA), Baghdad (BGW), Beirut (BEY), Arbil (EBL), Kuwait City (KWI), Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Dubai (DXB), Medina (MED), Sharjah (SHJ), Aleppo (ALP), Amman (AMM), Ad Dammam (DMM), Doha (DOH), Karachi (KHI), Yerevan (EVN), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), Abu Dhabi (AUH), Muscat (MCT), Astana (NQZ), Aktau (SCO), Almaty (ALA), Mashhad (MHD), Manama (BAH), Aktyubinsk (AKX), Osh (OSS), Tabriz (TBZ), Uralsk (URA), Basrah (BSR), Kutaisi (KUT), Shymkent (CIT), Dushanbe (DYU), Batumi (BUS), Atyrau (GUW), Isfahan (IFN), and Shiraz (SYZ).

Qatar Airways (Oneworld) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Doha (DOH).

Saudia (SkyTeam) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Jeddah (JED) and Medina (MED).

SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Doha (DOH).

Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance) flies nonstop from Istanbul to Baku (GYD) and Kuwait City (KWI).

VF flies nonstop from Istanbul to Tbilisi (TBS), Baku (GYD), Tehran (IKA), Baghdad (BGW), Beirut (BEY), Arbil (EBL), Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Dubai (DXB), Medina (MED), Sharjah (SHJ), Aleppo (ALP), Ad Dammam (DMM), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), and Damascus (DAM).

Virgin Australia flies nonstop from Istanbul to Doha (DOH).

Non-stop flights from Istanbul to Africa

Air Arabia Egypt flies nonstop from Istanbul to Cairo (CAI).

Air Arabia Maroc flies nonstop from Istanbul to Casablanca (CMN) and Tangier (TNG).

Air Cairo flies nonstop from Istanbul to Cairo (CAI).

Nesma Airlines flies nonstop from Istanbul to Cairo (CAI).

Nile Air flies nonstop from Istanbul to Cairo (CAI).

Pegasus Airlines flies nonstop from Istanbul to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Casablanca (CMN), Algiers (ALG), Alexandria (HBE), Giza (SPX), Tripoli (MJI), Marsa Alam (RMF), and Luxor (LXR).

VF flies nonstop from Istanbul to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Algiers (ALG), and Alexandria (HBE).

Domestic flights from Istanbul

  • Ankara (ESB)201 mi
  • Antalya (AYT)288 mi
  • Izmir (ADB)213 mi
  • Bodrum (BJV)267 mi
  • Trabzon (TZX)547 mi
  • Dalaman (DLM)291 mi
  • Kayseri (ASR)360 mi
  • Gaziantep (GZT)517 mi
  • Samsun (SZF)379 mi
  • Ordu (OGU)458 mi
  • Diyarbakir (DIY)617 mi
  • Erzurum (ERZ)627 mi
  • Hatay (HTY)489 mi
  • Elazig (EZS)553 mi
  • Konya (KYA)266 mi
  • Van (VAN)763 mi
  • Mardin (MQM)

Alternative airports near Istanbul

  • Istanbul (ISL)26 mi / 42 km
  • Arnavutkoy (IST)39 mi / 63 km
  • KCO (KCO)42 mi / 68 km
  • Bursa (YEI)46 mi / 74 km
  • Bursa (BTZ)49 mi / 79 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the official name of airport SAW?

The airport's official name is Sabiha Gokcen International Airport. On Roame and most flight schedules, you will find it under the code SAW.

What is the airport code for Sabiha Gokcen International Airport?

The IATA airport code for Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is SAW. Enter SAW in Flightmap whenever you want to use this exact airport.

Where is Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)?

Sabiha Gokcen International Airport serves Istanbul, Turkey. Flightmap uses the airport's exact coordinates, so nearby airports and route distances stay tied to SAW, not just the broader city.

How can I explore flights from Istanbul (SAW)?

Open the map with SAW as your departure airport and Anywhere as the destination. You can then narrow the routes by airline, alliance, aircraft, mileage program, nonstop service, and observed award fares.

Does Flightmap show direct and connecting flights from Istanbul?

Yes. Flightmap separates nonstop routes from destinations that need a connection, and the Nonstop only control lets you focus on direct service from SAW.

Can I look for award flights from Istanbul (SAW)?

Yes. When Roame has observed award availability for a route from SAW, signed-in members can see the lowest points price by cabin and the related carrier fees, then continue to the full award search.

How many places can I reach from Istanbul (SAW)?

Current schedule data connects Istanbul (SAW) with 161 connected airports in 55 countries. The route list can change as airlines publish new seasons, so the page is rebuilt from the latest available schedule aggregate.

Which airlines fly from Istanbul (SAW)?

The current route data includes 33 airlines: 3L, Air Arabia, Air Arabia Egypt, Air Arabia Maroc, Air Cairo, AirAsia X, Alitalia, Azerbaijan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Flyadeal, flydubai, Flynas, Iberia, Iraqi Airways, Japan Airlines, Jazeera Airways, Jordan Aviation, Kam Air, KLM, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudia, SriLankan Airlines, Transavia Airlines, Transavia France, Turkish Airlines, VF, and Virgin Australia. Use the airline filter to isolate any one of them on the map.

What is the longest nonstop connection from Istanbul (SAW)?

The longest nonstop connection currently present in the route data is Kuala Lumpur (KUL), about 5,179 miles from Istanbul. It is offered by AirAsia X and Pegasus Airlines.

Are there domestic flights from Istanbul (SAW)?

Yes. The current route data includes 35 domestic destinations within Turkey. The Domestic flights section highlights named airport links from that set.

1 destination
  • Emirates1 destination
  • flydubai1 destination
  • Iraqi Airways1 destination
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    1,396 mi
  • Vienna (VIE)800 mi
  • Tehran (IKA)1,242 mi
  • Cologne (CGN)1,262 mi
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    356 mi
  • Kayseri (ASR)360 mi
  • Tokat (TJK)372 mi
  • Samsun (SZF)379 mi
  • Skopje (SKP)405 mi
  • Sivas (VAS)407 mi
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    Trabzon (TZX)
    547 mi
  • Elazig (EZS)553 mi
    • Sanliurfa (GNY)566 mi
    • Krasnodar (KRR)574 mi
    • Tuzla (TZL)591 mi
    • Beirut (BEY)595 mi
    • Sarajevo (SJJ)595 mi
    • Diyarbakir (DIY)617 mi
    • Erzurum (ERZ)627 mi
    • Batumi (BUS)640 mi
    • Damascus (DAM)651 mi
    • Mardin (MQM)658 mi
    • Batman (BAL)662 mi
    • Mus (MSR)671 mi
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    Baku (GYD)
    1,084 mi
  • Berlin (BER)1,086 mi
    • Marsa Alam (RMF)1,102 mi
    • Stuttgart (STR)1,118 mi
    • Zurich (ZRH)1,120 mi
    • Aktau (SCO)1,127 mi
    • Nice (NCE)1,142 mi
    • Bale/Mulhouse (BSL)1,168 mi
    • Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA)1,182 mi
    • Atyrau (GUW)1,193 mi
    • Geneva (GVA)1,214 mi
    • Hannover (HAJ)1,219 mi
    • Tehran (IKA)1,242 mi
    • Marseille (MRS)1,242 mi
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    Kabul (KBL)
    2,204 mi
  • Osh (OSS)2,252 mi
    • Almaty (ALA)2,418 mi
    • Karachi (KHI)2,433 mi
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    Belgium2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 2 airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo (SJJ) and Tuzla (TZL). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 2 airports in Morocco: Casablanca (CMN) and Tangier (TNG). Flights are offered by Air Arabia Maroc and Pegasus Airlines.

    Morocco2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop service to 2 airports in Romania: Bucharest (OTP) and Iasi (IAS). Flights are offered by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Romania2 destinations
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  • Qatar Airways9 destinations
  • Club Premier3 destinations
  • Delta SkyMiles3 destinations
  • Flying Blue3 destinations
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    658 mi
  • Malatya (MLX)497 mi
  • Sanliurfa (GNY)566 mi
  • Nevsehir (NAV)314 mi
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