Denver (DEN) to Istanbul (IST)
Flight time
≈ 13h 02m
Bearing
33° NE
Denver (DEN) to Istanbul (IST) is 6,114 miles (9,840 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–IST
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Turkish Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–IST; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
34
May 2026
Seats
11,186
both directions
Passengers
9,197
both directions
Load factor
82.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–IST?
Turkish Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–IST in May 2026 (34 departures).
- TK
Turkish Airlines
34 departures · 11,186 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.2%
Load
What plane flies DEN–IST?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of DEN–IST departures.
- Airbus A350-900
34 departures · 82.2% load
100.0%
How has DEN–IST traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–IST departures fell from 41 in June 2025 to 34 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–IST traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
41 departures · 9,782 passengers
72.5%
Load
July 2025
42 departures · 11,011 passengers
79.7%
Load
August 2025
37 departures · 9,964 passengers
77.7%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 10,948 passengers
79.2%
Load
October 2025
41 departures · 10,348 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
26 departures · 6,425 passengers
82.4%
Load
December 2025
32 departures · 7,909 passengers
82.4%
Load
January 2026
37 departures · 8,637 passengers
71.0%
Load
February 2026
24 departures · 4,861 passengers
67.5%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
32 departures · 7,586 passengers
72.5%
Load
May 2026
34 departures · 9,197 passengers
82.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → IST
88.0% full
17 departures · 4,923 passengers
IST → DEN
76.4% full
17 departures · 4,274 passengers
Nonstop DEN–IST traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Istanbul
TR
İstanbul Airport
Coordinates
41.27°N, 28.73°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Istanbul (IST)?
DEN to IST is 6,114 miles (9,840 km / 5,313 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to IST?
A nonstop covers the 6,114-mile great-circle distance in roughly 13h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–IST?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–IST?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,114-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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