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  2. Airports in Turkey
  3. Flights to SAW

Flights to Istanbul (SAW)

Last updated: Sep 10, 2026

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

Airlines serving 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 routes to Istanbul

The places connected to 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 routes to Istanbul not already shown in a shorter great-circle distance band.

Which places within 500 miles can reach Istanbul non-stop?

  • 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)

Which places within 1,000 miles can reach Istanbul non-stop?

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

Which places within 2,000 miles can reach Istanbul non-stop?

  • 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

Which places within 3,000 miles can reach Istanbul non-stop?

  • 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

Which places within 6,000 miles can reach Istanbul non-stop?

  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL)5,179 mi

Long-haul flights to 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 to Istanbul of 3,000 miles or more.

  • Kuala Lumpur (KUL)5,179 mi

Flights to Istanbul (SAW) by country

  • 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.

    Germany11 destinations
  • 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.

    Egypt7 destinations
  • 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.

    Kazakhstan7 destinations
  • 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.

    France6 destinations
  • 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.

    United Kingdom6 destinations
  • 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.

    Iran, Islamic Republic of5 destinations
  • 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.

    Spain5 destinations
  • 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.

    Iraq4 destinations
  • 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.

    Italy4 destinations
  • 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.

    Russian Federation4 destinations
  • 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.

    Saudi Arabia4 destinations
  • 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.

    Georgia3 destinations
  • 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.

    Netherlands3 destinations
  • 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.

    United Arab Emirates3 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Afghanistan: Kabul (KBL) and MZR (MZR). These routes are served by Kam Air.

    Afghanistan2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Austria: Vienna (VIE) and Graz (GRZ). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Austria2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Belgium: Brussels (CRL) and Brussels (BRU). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

Seasonal and upcoming routes to 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 to Istanbul

  • Star Alliance10 destinations
  • Oneworld9 destinations
  • SkyTeam3 destinations

Award programs that reach Istanbul

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.

  • 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 to Istanbul

Non-stop flights to Istanbul from Asia

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).

Non-stop flights to Istanbul from Africa

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).

Domestic flights to 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 to Istanbul (SAW)?

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.

Does Flightmap show direct and connecting flights to Istanbul?

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

Can I look for award flights to Istanbul (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.

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  • Vienna (VIE)800 mi
  • Tehran (IKA)1,242 mi
  • Cologne (CGN)1,262 mi
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  • Kayseri (ASR)360 mi
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    Belgium2 destinations
  • 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.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina2 destinations
  • 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.

    Morocco2 destinations
  • Istanbul has nonstop connections with 2 airports in Romania: Bucharest (OTP) and Iasi (IAS). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.

    Romania2 destinations
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