# Air freight SDF to IST

> Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, United States to İstanbul Airport, Turkey — 8,965 km great-circle.

## Lane facts

- Great-circle distance: 8,965 km
- Carrier options in our registry: 25
- Able to fly it direct: 3
- Best estimated transit: 11h 9m (direct)
- Best estimated flight time: 11h 9m

## Carrier options

Computed from airline hub networks; block time estimated from great-circle distance. Not a schedule.

| Airline | IATA | Routing | Distance | Flight | Transit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turkish Cargo | TK | SDF-IST | 8,965 km | 11h 9m | 11h 9m |
| MNG Airlines | MB | SDF-IST | 8,965 km | 11h 9m | 11h 9m |
| UPS Airlines | 5X | SDF-IST | 8,965 km | 11h 9m | 11h 9m |
| Austrian Cargo | OS | SDF-VIE-IST | 8,965 km | 11h 45m | 19h 45m |
| Atlas Air | 5Y | SDF-CVG-IST | 8,965 km | 11h 45m | 19h 45m |
| KLM Cargo | KL | SDF-AMS-IST | 8,966 km | 11h 45m | 19h 45m |
| DHL Aviation (EAT) | QY | SDF-LEJ-IST | 8,969 km | 11h 45m | 19h 45m |
| Air Canada Cargo | AC | SDF-YYZ-IST | 8,969 km | 11h 45m | 19h 45m |
| Lufthansa Cargo | LH | SDF-FRA-IST | 8,972 km | 11h 45m | 19h 45m |
| British Airways Cargo | BA | SDF-LHR-IST | 8,982 km | 11h 46m | 19h 46m |
| Cargolux | CV | SDF-LUX-IST | 8,985 km | 11h 46m | 19h 46m |
| Air France Cargo | AF | SDF-CDG-IST | 9,016 km | 11h 48m | 19h 48m |
| Swiss WorldCargo | LX | SDF-ZRH-IST | 9,016 km | 11h 48m | 19h 48m |
| United Cargo | UA | SDF-ORD-IST | 9,247 km | 12h 5m | 20h 5m |
| Iberia Cargo | IB | SDF-MAD-IST | 9,498 km | 12h 22m | 20h 22m |

## Pricing basis

Air freight is charged on chargeable weight — the greater of gross weight and volume at 166.67 kg/m³ — rated against a weight break, plus a minimum charge and pass-through fuel and security surcharges. No rate is published for this lane: there is no live rate feed yet, and a made-up figure would be worse than none.

Source: https://airscanner.co/freight/sdf-to-ist