# Distance from Bale/Mulhouse (BSL) to Istanbul (IST)

> 1,818 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,818 km / 1,129 mi / 981 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:21 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 01:21 in Istanbul)
- **Elevation difference**: 560 ft (IST is lower than BSL)

## Airports

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsl-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-4cdc-61e2-80e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, France
- ICAO: LFSB
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 ft

### [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Istanbul, Turkey
- ICAO: LTFM
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.280000, 28.750000
- Elevation: 325 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:21 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 01:21 in Istanbul.

## Related

- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsl-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-4cdc-61e2-80e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)