Port Elizabeth to Istanbul
Distance8,375 km5,204 miles · 4,522 nautical miles
- Flight time
- about 11 h direct, estimated
- Heading
- north 2° at departure
- From
- Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport South Africa
- To
- İstanbul Airport Turkey
- Type
- International · long-haul

Questions
How far is Port Elizabeth from Istanbul by plane?
The great-circle distance between Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport and İstanbul Airport is 8,375 km (5,204 miles). Real flight paths are usually a little longer because of airways, weather and air traffic control.
How long is the flight from Port Elizabeth to Istanbul?
About 11 h for a direct flight, estimated at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes for take-off and landing. Scheduled times vary with the airline, the aircraft and the winds, and the return can differ by an hour or more on long flights.
Which direction do you fly?
Planes leave Port Elizabeth heading north (2°) on the shortest path.
Routes from Port Elizabeth
- Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg909 km
- Port Elizabeth to Sao Paulo6,989 km
- Port Elizabeth to Doha7,138 km
- Port Elizabeth to Cairo7,154 km
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Routes to Istanbul
- Vienna to Istanbul1,223 km
- Cairo to Istanbul1,264 km
- Rome to Istanbul1,371 km
- Munich to Istanbul1,546 km
- Zurich to Istanbul1,739 km
- Frankfurt to Istanbul1,837 km
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