Great-circle route LGW ↔ SAW. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGW → SAW London to Istanbul |
7/wk | Daily | Pegasus Airlines |
| SAW → LGW Istanbul to London |
7/wk | Daily | Pegasus Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
Pegasus Airlines is the only airline flying the LGW–SAW nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between London Gatwick Airport and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is 1,568 miles, or 2,523 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,568 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,523 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,363 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Pegasus Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 14 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 38m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,568-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 7 a week from London to Istanbul and 7 a week from Istanbul to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Pegasus Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
