Nonstop flight route between Istanbul, Turkey and SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul, Turkey and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,089 miles (or 9,800 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 Seattle–Tacoma International 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 Seattle–Tacoma International 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 |
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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: | SEA / KSEA |
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| Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'56"N by 122°18'33"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
| More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Facts about İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW):
- 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.
- The new terminal building of 25 million annual passenger capacity conducts domestic and international flights under one roof.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport", another name for SAW is "Sabiha Gökçen Uluslararası Havalimanı".
- 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.
- İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport handled 1,864,184 passengers last year.
- İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to this, the airport is located just 14 km from the town of Pendik's railway and sea-taxi stations.
- AKMIS SEYAHAT Agency City Busses have schedule services nearly cities which are Bursa, Kocaeli and Sakarya.
Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):
- Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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.
- A new control tower was built beginning in 2001 and opened November 2004, at a cost of $26 million.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
- The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
- The airport is also served both by the King County Metro bus system and Sound Transit regional express buses.
- The top five carriers at the airport in number of passengers carried in 2012 were Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines.
- Citing increased landing fees and other costs due to the aforementioned work at the airport, Southwest Airlines threatened in 2005 to move to nearby Boeing Field.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
