Nonstop flight route between Istanbul, Turkey and Zürich, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Istanbul, Turkey and Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,095 miles (or 1,762 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Zurich Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IST / LTBA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Istanbul, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'33"N by 28°48'51"E | 
| Area Served: | Istanbul, Turkey | 
| Operator/Owner: | General Directorate of State Airports | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IST | 
| More Information: | IST Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zürich, Switzerland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZRH | 
| More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST):
- The airport terminals have been operated by TAV since January 2000.
- Atatürk Airport still faces capacity issues.
- In addition to being known as "Istanbul Atatürk Airport", another name for IST is "İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı".
- Because of Istanbul Atatürk Airport's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at Istanbul Atatürk Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) has 3 runways.
- In the 2013 Air Transport News awards ceremony, İstanbul Atatürk Airport was named Airport of the Year.
- IST ranked 17th in ACI statistics at the end of 2011 in terms of international traffic with almost 24 Million international passengers.
- The furthest airport from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,155 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Inaugurated in 2000, the new international terminal is an efficient and modern terminal.
- The closest airport to Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of IST.
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
- The airport lost a lot of traffic when Swissair shut down its operations.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The airport has three airside piers, which are known as docks A, B and E.
- A treaty was signed in 2001, regarding the limitation of flights over Germany.
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.




