Newark (EWR) to Istanbul (IST)
Flight time
≈ 10h 48m
Bearing
50° NE
Newark (EWR) to Istanbul (IST) is 5,000 miles (8,047 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies EWR–IST
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Turkish Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop EWR–IST; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 89% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
19,789
both directions
Passengers
17,021
both directions
Load factor
86.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies EWR–IST?
Turkish Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop EWR–IST in May 2026 (61 departures).
- TK
Turkish Airlines
61 departures · 19,789 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.0%
Load
What plane flies EWR–IST?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 89% of EWR–IST departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-900
54 departures · 85.3% load
88.5% - Airbus A330-200
7 departures · 92.1% load
11.5%
How has EWR–IST traffic changed?
Nonstop EWR–IST departures held steady at about 61 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop EWR–IST traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
61 departures · 16,624 passengers
84.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 17,698 passengers
88.8%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 18,121 passengers
89.2%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 17,212 passengers
87.2%
Load
October 2025
54 departures · 15,402 passengers
86.7%
Load
November 2025
52 departures · 14,766 passengers
86.5%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 15,959 passengers
82.8%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 17,040 passengers
87.7%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 9,680 passengers
84.6%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
60 departures · 16,601 passengers
87.8%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 17,021 passengers
86.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
EWR → IST
90.8% full
31 departures · 9,156 passengers
IST → EWR
81.0% full
30 departures · 7,865 passengers
Nonstop EWR–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 Newark (EWR) from Istanbul (IST)?
EWR to IST is 5,000 miles (8,047 km / 4,345 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from EWR to IST?
A nonstop covers the 5,000-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 48m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies EWR–IST?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (88.5%), followed by the Airbus A330-200 (11.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying EWR–IST?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,000-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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