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Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to İstanbul Airport (IST)
The essentials
Straight-line distance381 km237 miles · great-circle
Estimated flight time29mAt 800 km/h cruise. Scheduled times run longer.
Direct flights? Yes 2 airlines in our data
Time difference None Same local time today (UTC+3 → UTC+3)
Airlines listed on ESB → IST
- FG Ariana Afghan Airlines
- TK Turkish Airlines
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Ankara ESB
Istanbul IST
Money: TRY ↔ TRY
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