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Air freight IST → AMS

İstanbul Airport, Turkey → Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, The Netherlands

Distance
2,183 km
Great circle
Best transit
3h 10m
Direct
Carriers
10
3 direct
Flight time
3h 10m
Excludes ground time

Carrier options

Computed from airline hub networks; block time from great-circle distance at 850 km/h, plus 8 h of hub ground time where the routing transfers. Not a schedule — no flight numbers or departure times, because we have no schedule feed.

Airline Routing Distance Flight Transit
Turkish Cargo TK IST → AMS 2,183 km 3h 10m 3h 10m
MNG Airlines MB IST → AMS 2,183 km 3h 10m 3h 10m
KLM Cargo KL IST → AMS 2,183 km 3h 10m 3h 10m
Austrian Cargo OS IST → VIE → AMS 2,182 km 3h 46m 11h 46m
Lufthansa Cargo LH IST → FRA → AMS 2,203 km 3h 48m 11h 48m
DHL Aviation (EAT) QY IST → LEJ → AMS 2,211 km 3h 48m 11h 48m
Cargolux CV IST → LUX → AMS 2,291 km 3h 54m 11h 54m
Swiss WorldCargo LX IST → ZRH → AMS 2,342 km 3h 57m 11h 57m
Air France Cargo AF IST → CDG → AMS 2,611 km 4h 16m 12h 16m
British Airways Cargo BA IST → LHR → AMS 2,857 km 4h 34m 12h 34m

What it costs on this lane

Air freight prices on chargeable weight, not on distance: the greater of gross weight and volume converted at 166.67 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus a minimum charge and pass-through fuel and security surcharges. Work out the weight first — that is the half of the quote that is arithmetic — then ask for the rate.

Frequently asked

How long does air freight take from IST to AMS?

The fastest routing in our registry estimates 3h 10m flying direct. That is flight time plus hub ground time where the routing transfers — it excludes pickup, terminal cut-off, customs clearance and final delivery, which usually add a day at each end.

Which airlines fly cargo from IST to AMS?

Turkish Cargo, MNG Airlines, KLM Cargo, Austrian Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, DHL Aviation (EAT) and 4 more in our registry. 3 of them are hubbed at one end and can fly it direct.

What does air freight cost on this lane?

It depends on chargeable weight, not distance alone: the greater of gross and volumetric weight at 167 kg/m³, rated against a weight break, plus fuel and security surcharges. We do not publish a rate for this lane because we have no live rate feed yet — request a quote and every line comes back itemised.