- Great circle
- 553 km
- 344 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 11m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 41.3°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 1.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 278th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Athens the path crosses 311 km of open water, then Turkey, then 104 km of open water, then Turkey.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 41.3°N, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: north-east out of Athens, north-east into Istanbul. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Athens to Istanbul, asked and answered
- How far is Athens to Istanbul?
- Athens to Istanbul (ATH to IST) is 553 km, or 344 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Athens to Istanbul?
- About 1h 11m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Athens to Istanbul flight take?
- The great circle passes over 311 km of open water, then Turkey, then 104 km of open water, then Turkey. It reaches 41.3°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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