Great-circle route STN ↔ 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| STN → SAW London to Istanbul |
64/wk | Daily | Pegasus Airlines, Valuair |
| SAW → STN Istanbul to London |
63/wk | Daily | Pegasus Airlines, Valuair |
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.
2 airlines fly the STN–SAW nonstop, including Pegasus Airlines, Valuair.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737.
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 Stansted Airport and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is 1,565 miles, or 2,519 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,565 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,519 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,360 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 127 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 1,565-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 64 a week from London to Istanbul and 63 a week from Istanbul to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Pegasus Airlines, Valuair.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
