Istanbul Airport (SAW)

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Country Turkey | Continent Asia | IATA: SAW | ICAO: LTFJ | Elevation 312 ft · 95 m | Local time —

Destinations
158
Flights / day
416
Busiest route
Antalya
Top airline
Pegasus

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport averages 416 flights per day to 158 destinations, with 36 domestic routes and 112 international routes. A total of 18 airlines operate at SAW, led by Pegasus. This airport provides direct service to 54 countries across three continents, with Germany representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen connects to Kuala Lumpur, with a typical flight time of 10 hr 35 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport connects 148 destinations worldwide, with Antalya standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Kuala Lumpur, and the shortest flight is to Ankara.

Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
288 mi · 463 km
19
per day
Nicosia (ECN) – Cyprus
2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
457 mi · 736 km
17
per day
Ankara (ESB) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
201 mi · 323 km
17
per day
İzmir (ADB) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
213 mi · 343 km
14
per day
Adana (COV) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
415 mi · 668 km
13
per day
Trabzon (TZX) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → TZX
10
per day
Kayseri (ASR) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
360 mi · 579 km
9
per day
London (STN) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,565 mi · 2,518 km
9
per day
Samsun (SZF) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → SZF
7
per day
Gaziantep (GZT) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
517 mi · 832 km
7
per day
Düsseldorf (DUS) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,289 mi · 2,074 km
6
per day
Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia
4 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,447 mi · 2,329 km
6
per day
Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands
2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,396 mi · 2,246 km
6
per day
Cologne (CGN) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,262 mi · 2,030 km
6
per day
Moscow (VKO) – Russian Federation
2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,077 mi · 1,734 km
6
per day
Diyarbakır (DIY) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → DIY
5
per day
Gülyalı (OGU) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → OGU
5
per day
Berlin (BER) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,086 mi · 1,748 km
5
per day
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,182 mi · 1,901 km
5
per day
Rize (RZV) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → RZV
5
per day
Stuttgart (STR) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,118 mi · 1,799 km
5
per day
Tbilisi (TBS) – Georgia
2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
813 mi · 1,308 km
5
per day
Erzurum (ERZ) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → ERZ
5
per day
Munich (MUC) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,000 mi · 1,610 km
5
per day
Saint-Petersburg (LED) – Russian Federation
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,307 mi · 2,103 km
5
per day
Dalaman (DLM) – Türkiye
2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
291 mi · 468 km
4
per day
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
800 mi · 1,287 km
4
per day
Bodrum (BJV) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → BJV
4
per day
Beirut (BEY) – Lebanon
2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
595 mi · 957 km
4
per day
Sharm el Sheikh (SSH) – Egypt
2 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
938 mi · 1,510 km
4
per day
Hurghada (HRG) – Egypt
2 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
982 mi · 1,580 km
4
per day
Zurich (ZRH) – Switzerland
2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,120 mi · 1,802 km
4
per day
Arbil (EBL) – Iraq
2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
853 mi · 1,373 km
4
per day
Hamburg (HAM) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,255 mi · 2,020 km
4
per day
Medina (MED) – Saudi Arabia
4 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,279 mi · 2,058 km
4
per day
Skopje (SKP) – North Macedonia
2 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
405 mi · 651 km
4
per day
Stockholm (ARN) – Sweden
2 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,385 mi · 2,230 km
4
per day
Van (VAN) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → VAN
4
per day
Dubai (DXB) – United Arab Emirates
3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,844 mi · 2,967 km
4
per day
Copenhagen (CPH) – Denmark
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,266 mi · 2,038 km
3
per day
Konya (KYA) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → KYA
3
per day
Rome (FCO) – Italy
2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
886 mi · 1,425 km
3
per day
Baghdad (BGW) – Iraq
3 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
975 mi · 1,570 km
3
per day
Bâle/Mulhouse (BSL) – France
2 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,168 mi · 1,879 km
3
per day
Bergamo (BGY) – Italy
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,037 mi · 1,668 km
3
per day
Elazığ (EZS) – Türkiye
2 airlines
2 hr 0 mins
553 mi · 890 km
3
per day
Paris (ORY) – France
2 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,418 mi · 2,282 km
3
per day
Sarajevo (SJJ) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
595 mi · 958 km
3
per day
Sharjah (SHJ) – United Arab Emirates
3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,847 mi · 2,973 km
3
per day
Prague (PRG) – Czechia
2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
964 mi · 1,551 km
3
per day
Şanlıurfa (GNY) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → GNY
3
per day
Malatya (MLX) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → MLX
3
per day
Riyadh (RUH) – Saudi Arabia
3 airlines
3 hr 55 mins
1,488 mi · 2,394 km
3
per day
Brussels (CRL) – Belgium
1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,360 mi · 2,189 km
3
per day
Cairo (CAI) – Egypt
5 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
754 mi · 1,213 km
3
per day
Doha (DOH) – Qatar
2 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,674 mi · 2,694 km
3
per day
Hanover (HAJ) – Germany
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,219 mi · 1,962 km
3
per day
Hatay (HTY) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → HTY
3
per day
Prishtina (PRN) – KS
2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
442 mi · 711 km
3
per day
Tirana (TIA) – Albania
1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
500 mi · 804 km
3
per day
Geneva (GVA) – Switzerland
2 airlines
3 hr 45 mins
1,214 mi · 1,953 km
3
per day
Mardin (MQM) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → MQM
3
per day
Brussels (BRU) – Belgium
1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,370 mi · 2,204 km
2
per day
Tehran (IKA) – Iran
2 airlines
3 hr 20 mins
1,242 mi · 1,999 km
2
per day
Kars (KSY) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → KSY
2
per day
Manchester (MAN) – United Kingdom
1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,696 mi · 2,729 km
2
per day
Sivas (VAS) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → VAS
2
per day
Bishkek (BSZ) – Kyrgyzstan
2 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,297 mi · 3,696 km
2
per day
Chişinău (RMO) – Moldova
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
417 mi · 671 km
2
per day
Denizli (DNZ) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → DNZ
2
per day
Erzincan (ERC) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → ERC
2
per day
Nuremberg (NUE) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,064 mi · 1,713 km
2
per day
Paris (CDG) – France
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,414 mi · 2,275 km
2
per day
Kuwait City (KWI) – Kuwait
3 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,323 mi · 2,130 km
2
per day
Athens (ATH) – Greece
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
352 mi · 566 km
2
per day
Baku (GYD) – Azerbaijan
3 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,084 mi · 1,745 km
2
per day
Batman (BAL) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → BAL
2
per day
Budapest (BUD) – Hungary
2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
672 mi · 1,081 km
2
per day
Casablanca (CMN) – Morocco
2 airlines
5 hr 25 mins
2,081 mi · 3,350 km
2
per day
Lyon (LYS) – France
2 airlines
3 hr 50 mins
1,257 mi · 2,023 km
2
per day
Barcelona (BCN) – Spain
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,412 mi · 2,273 km
2
per day
Madrid (MAD) – Spain
1 airline
4 hr 45 mins
1,712 mi · 2,756 km
2
per day
Sofia (SOF) – Bulgaria
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
328 mi · 528 km
2
per day
Algiers (ALG) – Algeria
2 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,429 mi · 2,300 km
1
per day
Belgrade (BEG) – Serbia
2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
530 mi · 853 km
1
per day
Bologna (BLQ) – Italy
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
946 mi · 1,523 km
1
per day
Eindhoven (EIN) – Netherlands
1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,348 mi · 2,169 km
1
per day
Gazipaşa (GZP) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → GZP
1
per day
Helsinki (HEL) – Finland
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,354 mi · 2,180 km
1
per day
Muş (MSR) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → MSR
1
per day
Rotterdam (RTM) – Netherlands
1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,399 mi · 2,251 km
1
per day
Ad Dammam (DMM) – Saudi Arabia
2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,536 mi · 2,472 km
1
per day
Amman (AMM) – Jordan
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
735 mi · 1,182 km
1
per day
Damascus (DAM) – Syrian Arab Republic
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
651 mi · 1,048 km
1
per day
Dublin (DUB) – Ireland
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,856 mi · 2,987 km
1
per day
Edinburgh (EDI) – United Kingdom
1 airline
4 hr 50 mins
1,797 mi · 2,893 km
1
per day
Giza (SPX) – Egypt
1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
751 mi · 1,208 km
1
per day
Marseille (MRS) – France
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,242 mi · 1,998 km
1
per day
Nevşehir (NAV) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → NAV
1
per day
Oslo (OSL) – Norway
1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,543 mi · 2,483 km
1
per day
Yerevan (EVN) – Armenia
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
793 mi · 1,276 km
1
per day
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – United Arab Emirates
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,850 mi · 2,977 km
1
per day
Adıyaman (ADF) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → ADF
1
per day
Dortmund (DTM) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,263 mi · 2,032 km
1
per day
Kabul (KBL) – Afghanistan
1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
2,204 mi · 3,547 km
1
per day
Karachi (KHI) – Pakistan
1 airline
5 hr 35 mins
2,433 mi · 3,915 km
1
per day
Muscat (MCT) – Oman
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
2,057 mi · 3,310 km
1
per day
Astana (NQZ) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,109 mi · 3,394 km
6
per week
Birmingham (BHX) – United Kingdom
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,657 mi · 2,666 km
6
per week
Bremen (BRE) – Germany
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,273 mi · 2,048 km
6
per week
Edremit (EDO) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → EDO
6
per week
Seville (SVQ) – Spain
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
1,888 mi · 3,039 km
6
per week
Sulaymaniyah (ISU) – Iraq
2 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
942 mi · 1,516 km
6
per week
Almaty (ALA) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
5 hr 35 mins
2,418 mi · 3,892 km
5
per week
Batumi (BUS) – Georgia
1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
640 mi · 1,030 km
5
per week
Bucharest (OTP) – Romania
1 airline
1 hr 50 mins
301 mi · 485 km
5
per week
Iğdır (IGD) – Türkiye
2 airlines
—
SAW → IGD
5
per week
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia
1 airline
10 hr 35 mins
5,179 mi · 8,334 km
5
per week
Nice (NCE) – France
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,142 mi · 1,838 km
5
per week
Venice (VCE) – Italy
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
909 mi · 1,463 km
5
per week
Mashhad (MHD) – Iran
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,661 mi · 2,674 km
5
per week
Alexandria (HBE) – Egypt
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
690 mi · 1,110 km
4
per week
Amasya (MZH) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → MZH
4
per week
Bilbao (BIO) – Spain
1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,650 mi · 2,655 km
4
per week
Bratislava (BTS) – Slovakia
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
778 mi · 1,252 km
4
per week
Osh (OSS) – Kyrgyzstan
1 airline
5 hr 15 mins
2,252 mi · 3,624 km
4
per week
Podgorica (TGD) – Montenegro
1 airline
—
SAW → TGD
4
per week
Aktau (SCO) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
SAW → SCO
3
per week
Bingöl (BGG) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → BGG
3
per week
Bristol (BRS) – United Kingdom
1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,678 mi · 2,701 km
3
per week
Graz (GRZ) – Austria
1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
807 mi · 1,298 km
3
per week
Kahramanmaraş (KCM) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → KCM
3
per week
Ljubljana (LJU) – Slovenia
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
828 mi · 1,332 km
3
per week
Luxor (LXR) – Egypt
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,070 mi · 1,722 km
3
per week
Manama (BAH) – Bahrain
1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,582 mi · 2,546 km
3
per week
Shymkent (CIT) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
2,058 mi · 3,311 km
3
per week
Tokat Province (TJK) – Türkiye
1 airline
—
SAW → TJK
3
per week
Zagreb (ZAG) – Croatia
1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
744 mi · 1,197 km
3
per week
Aktyuinsk (AKX) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
SAW → AKX
2
per week
Atyrau (GUW) – Kazakhstan
1 airline
—
SAW → GUW
2
per week
Basrah (BSR) – Iraq
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,249 mi · 2,010 km
2
per week
Isfahan (IFN) – Iran
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,363 mi · 2,194 km
2
per week
Kutaisi (KUT) – Georgia
1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
686 mi · 1,104 km
2
per week
Marsa Alam (RMF) – Egypt
1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,102 mi · 1,774 km
2
per week
Nakhchivan (NAJ) – Azerbaijan
1 airline
—
SAW → NAJ
2
per week
Tangier (TNG) – Morocco
1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
1,929 mi · 3,105 km
2
per week
Tuzla (TZL) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
591 mi · 951 km
2
per week
Shiraz (SYZ) – Iran
1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,523 mi · 2,452 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport is served by 18 airlines, with Pegasus in the lead at 58% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 93% of routes. 13 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 18 airlines operate international routes, compared with two airlines serving domestic routes. AirAsia X is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Kuala Lumpur with a flight time of 10 hrs 35 mins.

Pegasus (144 routes)
AJet (86 routes)
flynas (3 routes)
flyadeal (2 routes)
Air Arabia Maroc (2 routes)
flydubai (1 routes)
I A W (1 routes)
Transavia France (1 routes)
Air Arabia (1 routes)
Air Arabia Egypt (1 routes)
Air Cairo (1 routes)
Nile Air (1 routes)
Qatar Airways (1 routes)
Jazeera Airways (1 routes)
Kuwait Airways (1 routes)
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (1 routes)
Kam Air (1 routes)
AirAsia X (1 routes)

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport provides direct service to 54 countries across three continents. The route network is 24% domestic and 76% international. Germany is the primary international destination.

Türkiye - 164/day
Germany - 41/day
Cyprus - 17/day
United Kingdom - 14/day
Saudi Arabia - 14/day
Egypt - 13/day
France - 12/day
Russian Federation - 10/day
Netherlands - 9/day
Italy - 9/day
Iraq - 8/day
United Arab Emirates - 8/day
Georgia - 6/day
Switzerland - 6/day
Austria - 5/day
Belgium - 5/day
Spain - 5/day
Lebanon - 4/day
North Macedonia - 4/day
Sweden - 4/day
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 4/day
Denmark - 3/day
Czechia - 3/day
Qatar - 3/day
KS - 3/day
Albania - 3/day
Iran - 3/day
Kyrgyzstan - 3/day
Kazakhstan - 3/day
Moldova - 2/day
Kuwait - 2/day
Greece - 2/day
Azerbaijan - 2/day
Hungary - 2/day
Morocco - 2/day
Bulgaria - 2/day
Algeria - 1/day
Serbia - 1/day
Finland - 1/day
Jordan - 1/day
Syrian Arab Republic - 1/day
Ireland - 1/day
Norway - 1/day
Armenia - 1/day
Afghanistan - 1/day
Pakistan - 1/day
Oman - 1/day
Romania - 1/day
Malaysia - 1/day
Slovakia - 1/day
Montenegro - 1/day
Slovenia - 0/day
Bahrain - 0/day
Croatia - 0/day

Global Rankings

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and runway utilization.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul reach and distance efficiency.

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,849 ft 3,002 m 148 ft 45 m Concrete
9,849 ft 3,002 m 148 ft 45 m Concrete

Runway Length

25 aircraft cannot operate at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,849 ft (3,002 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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