# Distance from Magdeburg (CSO) to Istanbul (IST)

> 1,764 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,764 km / 1,096 mi / 952 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:54 in Magdeburg, it's 00:54 in Istanbul)
- **Elevation difference**: 269 ft (IST is lower than CSO)

## Airports

### [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Magdeburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDBC
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.860000, 11.420000
- Elevation: 594 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 23:54 in Magdeburg, it's 00:54 in Istanbul.

## Related

- [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)