Flights to Istanbul (SAW)

Last updated: Oct 3, 2026

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 163 airports in 55 countries connected to Istanbul, 35 of them domestic, with 32 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.

Airlines serving Istanbul

Pegasus Airlines152 destinations
VF89 destinations
Flynas19 destinations
Alitalia8 destinations
Iberia8 destinations
AirAsia X6 destinations
Air Arabia Maroc2 destinations
Flyadeal2 destinations
Kam Air2 destinations
Saudia2 destinations

Turkish Airlines2 destinations
Air Arabia1 destination
Air Arabia Egypt1 destination
Air Nostrum1 destination
Azerbaijan Airlines1 destination
Cathay Pacific1 destination
Emirates1 destination
flydubai1 destination
Iraqi Airways1 destination
Japan Airlines1 destination

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Popular routes to Istanbul

The places connected to Istanbul on the most scheduled services, busiest first.

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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?

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

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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
Baku (GYD)1,084 mi
Berlin (BER)1,086 mi

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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
Kabul (KBL)2,204 mi
Osh (OSS)2,252 mi

Almaty (ALA)2,418 mi
Karachi (KHI)2,433 mi

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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), Cologne (CGN), Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA), Berlin (BER), Stuttgart (STR), Munich (MUC), Hamburg (HAM), Hannover (HAJ), Nuremberg (NUE), Dortmund (DTM), and Bremen (BRE). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
Germany11 destinations
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 8 airports in Egypt: Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Alexandria (ALY), Giza (SPX), Alexandria (HBE), Marsa Alam (RMF), and Luxor (LXR). These routes are served by Air Arabia Egypt, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Egypt8 destinations
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 7 airports in Kazakhstan: Astana (NQZ), Almaty (ALA), Aktau (SCO), Uralsk (URA), Atyrau (GUW), Aktyubinsk (AKX), and Shymkent (CIT). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
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 Spain: Alicante (ALC), Madrid (MAD), Bilbao (BIO), Barcelona (BCN), Sevilla (SVQ), and Alava (VIT). These routes are served by Air Nostrum, Iberia (Oneworld), and Pegasus Airlines.
Spain6 destinations
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 6 airports in United Kingdom: London (STN), Manchester (MAN), Birmingham (BHX), London (LGW), 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), Shiraz (SYZ), and Isfahan (IFN). These routes are served by Pegasus Airlines and VF.
Iran, Islamic Republic of5 destinations
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Iraq: Arbil (EBL), Baghdad (BGW), 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), Moscow (DME), and Krasnodar (KRR). These routes are served by AirAsia X, Pegasus Airlines, and VF.
Russian Federation4 destinations
Istanbul has nonstop connections with 4 airports in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah (JED), Riyadh (RUH), 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: Sharjah (SHJ), Dubai (DXB), and Abu Dhabi (AUH). These routes are served by 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.
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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Seasonal and upcoming routes to Istanbul

Not flying yet

Aktyubinsk (AKX)Starts Oct 4, 2026
Bratislava (BTS)Starts Oct 4, 2026
Alexandria (HBE)Starts Oct 4, 2026
Zagreb (ZAG)Starts Oct 4, 2026
Tripoli (MJI)Starts Oct 5, 2026
Shiraz (SYZ)Starts Oct 5, 2026
Krasnodar (KRR)Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026
Dushanbe (DYU)Starts Oct 24, 2026

Marsa Alam (RMF)Starts Oct 26, 2026
Luxor (LXR)Starts Oct 30, 2026
Alava (VIT)Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Iasi (IAS)Starts Mar 23, 2027

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Ending before the rest

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

The other 145 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
Qatar Airways9 destinations
Club Premier3 destinations
Delta SkyMiles3 destinations
Flying Blue3 destinations

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Intercontinental flights to Istanbul

Non-stop flights to Istanbul from Asia

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

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 Kuwait City (KWI) and Baku (GYD).

VF links Istanbul nonstop with Tehran (IKA), Baku (GYD), Tbilisi (TBS), Sharjah (SHJ), Jeddah (JED), Arbil (EBL), Beirut (BEY), Dubai (DXB), Riyadh (RUH), Baghdad (BGW), Medina (MED), Sulaymaniyah (ISU), Astana (NQZ), Aleppo (ALP), Ad Dammam (DMM), Almaty (ALA), 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).

Nesma Airlines links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI).

Nile Air links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI).

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

VF links Istanbul nonstop with Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Algiers (ALG), and Alexandria (ALY).

Domestic flights to Istanbul

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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.