Nonstop flight route between Istanbul, Turkey and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(40°53'53"N by 29°18'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W)
Distance from SAW to PSY:
8,245.14 miles (13,269.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul, Turkey and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,245 miles (or 13,269 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 large distance between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and Port Stanley Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and Port Stanley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAW / LTFJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°53'53"N by 29°18'33"E |
| Area Served: | Istanbul |
| Operator/Owner: | Limak-GMR-MAHB |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 312 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAW |
| More Information: | SAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSY / SFAL |
| Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
| Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
| More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Facts about İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW):
- Because of İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 312 feet, planes can take off or land at İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International 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.
- İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of SAW.
- Sabiha Gökçen International is connected to the city of Istanbul and that city's wider metropolitan area through a number of transport corridors.
- In addition to this, the airport is located just 14 km from the town of Pendik's railway and sea-taxi stations.
- The new terminal building of 25 million annual passenger capacity conducts domestic and international flights under one roof.
- The furthest airport from İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,160 miles (17,961 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The bus lines listed above are often much more comfortable option than using Metrobüs.
- HAVAŞ shuttle services have been stopped in Greater Istanbul Metropolitan Area.
- İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport handled 1,864,184 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport", another name for SAW is "Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı".
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
- Prior to 1972, there was no airport in the Falkland Islands with a paved runway, and all trips to the islands had to be undertaken by boat.
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- The Royal Air Force also used the airport for flights to supply and reinforce the British military garrison when necessary.
- The Falkland Islands Government Air Service operates internal flights within the Falkland Islands from the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.39 miles (42.47 km) WNW | Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) | Istanbul, Turkey |     |
| 2 | 42.02 miles (67.63 km) ESE | Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO) | Kocaeli, Turkey | |
| 3 | 46.40 miles (74.67 km) SSE | Yenişehir Airport (YEI) | Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey | |
| 4 | 74.33 miles (119.63 km) WNW | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 5 | 80.55 miles (129.63 km) WSW | Bandırma Airport (BDM) | Bandırma, Turkey | |
| 6 | 98.56 miles (158.62 km) SE | Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 7 | 102.08 miles (164.29 km) SE | Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) | Eskişehir, Turkey | |
| 8 | 114.59 miles (184.41 km) SW | Balıkesir Airport (BZI) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 9 | 130.88 miles (210.64 km) SSE | Zafer Airport (KZR) | Kütahya, Turkey | |
| 10 | 147.98 miles (238.15 km) NW | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 150.46 miles (242.15 km) ENE | Zonguldak Airport (ONQ) | Zonguldak, Turkey | |
| 12 | 152.59 miles (245.57 km) SW | Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO) | Balıkesir, Turkey | |
| 13 | 153.57 miles (247.15 km) S | Uṣak Airport (USQ) | Usak, Turkey | |
| 14 | 160.25 miles (257.90 km) WSW | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey | |
| 15 | 164.98 miles (265.52 km) SSE | Afyon Airport (AFY) | Afyon, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,160.29 miles (17,960.70 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,111.40 miles (17,882.02 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,057.91 miles (17,795.94 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,975.03 miles (17,662.55 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 10,949.84 miles (17,622.01 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,924.47 miles (17,581.19 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,901.82 miles (17,544.74 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,874.80 miles (17,501.25 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,822.77 miles (17,417.51 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,818.46 miles (17,410.58 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,786.01 miles (17,358.36 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,780.75 miles (17,349.90 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,774.95 miles (17,340.56 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,763.86 miles (17,322.70 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,757.17 miles (17,311.95 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 2 | 441.33 miles (710.25 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 453.79 miles (730.30 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 485.68 miles (781.63 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 494.04 miles (795.08 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 558.61 miles (898.99 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 581.51 miles (935.85 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 600.00 miles (965.60 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 627.46 miles (1,009.79 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 630.90 miles (1,015.33 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 637.11 miles (1,025.33 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 681.80 miles (1,097.25 km) NW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 693.44 miles (1,115.98 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 705.26 miles (1,135.01 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 15 | 719.21 miles (1,157.45 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.03 miles (19,877.00 km) N | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,242.65 miles (19,702.59 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 3 | 12,235.57 miles (19,691.19 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 12,195.18 miles (19,626.19 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,191.93 miles (19,620.96 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,166.97 miles (19,580.79 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 12,117.27 miles (19,500.80 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,059.75 miles (19,408.24 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,059.31 miles (19,407.54 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 10 | 12,057.33 miles (19,404.34 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,055.77 miles (19,401.83 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 12 | 12,020.24 miles (19,344.66 km) ENE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,979.54 miles (19,279.15 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,942.73 miles (19,219.91 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,937.28 miles (19,211.14 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |