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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Istanbul

We measured the great-circle distance from Istanbul Airport (IST) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Istanbul, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Auckland (AKL) — نيوزيلندا17,06720h 40mOpen calculator
2Sydney (SYD) — Australia14,97118h 12mOpen calculator
3Melbourne (MEL) — Australia14,64017h 48mOpen calculator
4Buenos Aires (EZE) — الأرجنتين12,26915h 1mOpen calculator
5Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico11,38913h 59mOpen calculator
6Los Angeles (LAX) — USA11,00213h 32mOpen calculator
7Sao Paulo (GRU) — البرازيل10,55913hOpen calculator
8Bali (DPS) — Indonesia10,35112h 46mOpen calculator
9Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — البرازيل10,27312h 40mOpen calculator
10Miami (MIA) — USA9,58511h 52mOpen calculator
11Jakarta (CGK) — Indonesia9,45811h 43mOpen calculator
12Manila (MNL) — الفلبين9,13511h 20mOpen calculator
13Tokyo (NRT) — Japan8,97911h 9mOpen calculator
14Chicago (ORD) — USA8,78610h 55mOpen calculator
15Osaka (KIX) — Japan8,74410h 52mOpen calculator
16Singapore (SIN) — Singapore8,67810h 48mOpen calculator
17Cape Town (CPT) — South Africa8,43110h 30mOpen calculator
18Taipei (TPE) — تايوان8,39710h 28mOpen calculator
19Kuala Lumpur (KUL) — Malaysia8,38710h 27mOpen calculator
20Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) — Vietnam8,21010h 15mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Istanbul by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
92Ankara (ESB) — Turkey3801h 2mOpen calculator
93Bucharest (OTP) — رومانيا4261h 5mOpen calculator
94Antalya (AYT) — Turkey5181h 12mOpen calculator
95Athens (ATH) — Greece5541h 14mOpen calculator
96Sarajevo (SJJ) — Bosnia8991h 38mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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