The places connected to Istanbul on the most scheduled services, busiest first.
Distance matters when booking with points and miles: several loyalty programs price award flights in distance bands. Each list below adds the non-stop routes to Istanbul not already shown in a shorter great-circle distance band.
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 to Istanbul of 3,000 miles or more.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 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). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 7 airports in Egypt: Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Alexandria (HBE), Giza (SPX), Marsa Alam (RMF), and Luxor (LXR). These routes are served by Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 7 airports in Kazakhstan: Astana (NQZ), Aktau (SCO), Almaty (ALA), Aktyubinsk (AKX), Uralsk (URA), Shymkent (CIT), and Atyrau (GUW). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 6 airports in France: Paris (ORY), Bale/Mulhouse (BSL), Paris (CDG), Lyon (LYS), Marseille (MRS), and Nice (NCE). These routes are served by Flynas, Pegasus Airlines, Transavia France, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 6 airports in United Kingdom: London (STN), Manchester (MAN), London (LGW), Birmingham (BHX), Edinburgh (EDI), and Bristol (BRS). These routes are served by AirAsia X, Flynas, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 5 airports in Iran, Islamic Republic of: Tehran (IKA), Mashhad (MHD), Tabriz (TBZ), Isfahan (IFN), and Shiraz (SYZ). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 5 airports in Spain: Madrid (MAD), Alicante (ALC), Sevilla (SVQ), Bilbao (BIO), and Barcelona (BCN). These routes are served by Iberia (Oneworld) and Pegasus Airlines.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Iraq: Baghdad (BGW), Arbil (EBL), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), and Basrah (BSR). These routes are served by Iraqi Airways, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Italy: Bergamo (BGY), Rome (FCO), Bologna (BLQ), and Venezia (VCE). These routes are served by Alitalia (Star Alliance), Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Russian Federation: Moscow (VKO), St. Petersburg (LED), Krasnodar (KRR), and Moscow (DME). These routes are served by AirAsia X, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), and Ad Dammam (DMM). These routes are served by Flyadeal, Flynas, Pegasus Airlines, Saudia (SkyTeam), and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 3 airports in Georgia: Tbilisi (TBS), Kutaisi (KUT), and Batumi (BUS). These routes are served by Alitalia (Star Alliance), Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 3 airports in Netherlands: Amsterdam (AMS), Rotterdam (RTM), and Eindhoven (EIN). These routes are served by KLM (SkyTeam), Pegasus Airlines, Transavia Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 3 airports in United Arab Emirates: Dubai (DXB), Sharjah (SHJ), and Abu Dhabi (AUH). These routes are served by 3L, Air Arabia, Emirates, flydubai, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Afghanistan: Kabul (KBL) and MZR (MZR). These routes are served by Kam Air.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Austria: Vienna (VIE) and Graz (GRZ). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Belgium: Brussels (CRL) and Brussels (BRU). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
The other 140 routes are scheduled across the whole window the feed publishes.
How many of these places each program's airlines fly to Istanbul from. Reach, not award availability — that is a live fare question this schedule feed cannot answer.
3L links Istanbul nonstop with Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Air Arabia links Istanbul nonstop with Sharjah (SHJ).
AirAsia X links Istanbul nonstop with Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Alitalia (Star Alliance) links Istanbul nonstop with Tbilisi (TBS).
Azerbaijan Airlines links Istanbul nonstop with Baku (GYD).
Cathay Pacific (Oneworld) links Istanbul nonstop with Doha (DOH).
Emirates links Istanbul nonstop with Dubai (DXB).
Flyadeal links Istanbul nonstop with Jeddah (JED) and Medina (MED).
flydubai links Istanbul nonstop with Dubai (DXB).
Flynas links Istanbul nonstop with Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), and Ad Dammam (DMM).
Iraqi Airways links Istanbul nonstop with Baghdad (BGW).
Japan Airlines (Oneworld) links Istanbul nonstop with Doha (DOH).
Jazeera Airways links Istanbul nonstop with Kuwait City (KWI).
Jordan Aviation links Istanbul nonstop with Amman (AMM).
Kam Air links Istanbul nonstop with Kabul (KBL) and MZR (MZR).
Kuwait Airways links Istanbul nonstop with Kuwait City (KWI).
Malaysia Airlines (Oneworld) links Istanbul nonstop with Doha (DOH).
Pegasus Airlines links Istanbul nonstop with 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) links Istanbul nonstop with Doha (DOH).
Saudia (SkyTeam) links Istanbul nonstop with Jeddah (JED) and Medina (MED).
SriLankan Airlines (Oneworld) links Istanbul nonstop with Doha (DOH).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance) links Istanbul nonstop with Baku (GYD) and Kuwait City (KWI).
VF links Istanbul nonstop with 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 links Istanbul nonstop with Doha (DOH).
Air Arabia Egypt links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI).
Air Arabia Maroc links Istanbul nonstop with Casablanca (CMN) and Tangier (TNG).
Air Cairo links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI).
Nesma Airlines links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI).
Nile Air links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI).
Pegasus Airlines links Istanbul nonstop with 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 links Istanbul nonstop with Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Algiers (ALG), and Alexandria (HBE).
The airport's official name is Sabiha Gokcen International Airport. On Roame and most flight schedules, you will find it under the code SAW.
The IATA airport code for Sabiha Gokcen International Airport is SAW. Enter SAW in Flightmap whenever you want to use this exact airport.
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.
Open the map with Anywhere as your starting point and SAW as the destination. Each result keeps the route pointed toward Istanbul, and you can narrow it by airline, alliance, aircraft, mileage program, and nonstop service.
Yes. Flightmap separates nonstop routes from destinations that need a connection, and the Nonstop only control lets you focus on direct service to SAW.
Yes. When Roame has observed award availability for a route to SAW, signed-in members can see the lowest points price by cabin and the related carrier fees, then continue to the full award search.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo (SJJ) and Tuzla (TZL). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Morocco: Casablanca (CMN) and Tangier (TNG). These routes are served by Air Arabia Maroc and Pegasus Airlines.
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Romania: Bucharest (OTP) and Iasi (IAS). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.