Ankara to Pendik, Istanbul Flights (ESB-SAW)

🇹🇷 ESB

Ankara

201 mi

SAW 🇹🇷

Pendik, Istanbul

Esenboğa International Airport Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport 5 airlines

The Ankara to Pendik, Istanbul route connects Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) in TR with Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) in TR. This short-haul flight covers approximately 201 miles (323 km) with a typical flight time of 50m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, AJet and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 49 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Esenboğa International Airport

ICAO Code:: LTAC
IATA Code:: ESB
City:: 🇹🇷 Ankara
Country:: TR
Elevation:: 3125 ft

Destination Airport

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

ICAO Code:: LTFJ
IATA Code:: SAW
City:: 🇹🇷 Pendik, Istanbul
Country:: TR
Elevation:: 312 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

201

Miles

50m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Pegasus Airlines	`PGT`	`PC`
Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`
AJet	`TKJ`	`VF`
Fly-SAX	`EXZ`	`B5`
Redstar Aviation	`RHH`	`-`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	36	9%
Tuesday	52	12%
Wednesday	78	18%
Thursday	66	16%
Friday	72	17%
Saturday	62	15%
Sunday	57	13%

Pattern Analysis

49 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 423
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 304 flights
Weekend: 119 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
AJet `TKJ` / `VF`		A320	21:40 9:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 12, 2026	Active
Fly-SAX `EXZ` / `B5`		A320	05:00 5:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 12, 2026	Active
Pegasus Airlines `PGT` / `PC`		A321	11:25 11:25 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 12, 2026	Active
Redstar Aviation `RHH`	-	CL60	19:10 7:10 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 12, 2026	Active
Turkish Airlines `THY` / `TK`		B738	11:55 11:55 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 12, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
05:00 5:00 AM	Fly-SAX	`EXZ`	`B5`
11:25 11:25 AM	Pegasus Airlines	`PGT`	`PC`
11:55 11:55 AM	Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`
19:10 7:10 PM	Redstar Aviation	`RHH`	`-`
21:40 9:40 PM	AJet	`TKJ`	`VF`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (LTAC - Europe/Istanbul).

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
05:00 - 21:40

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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