Istanbul (IST) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 10h 46m
Bearing
309° NW
Istanbul (IST) to New York (JFK) is 4,987 miles (8,026 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IST–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Turkish Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IST–JFK; the Boeing 777-300ER was the most common aircraft at 78% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
197
June 2026
Seats
66,633
both directions
Passengers
57,776
both directions
Load factor
86.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IST–JFK?
Turkish Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IST–JFK in June 2026 (197 departures).
- TK
Turkish Airlines
197 departures · 66,633 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.7%
Load
What plane flies IST–JFK?
In June 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew 78% of IST–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 777-300ER
153 departures · 86.8% load
77.7% - Boeing 787-9
40 departures · 86.7% load
20.3% - Airbus A350-900
2 departures · 77.5% load
1.0% - Airbus A330-200
2 departures · 91.2% load
1.0%
How has IST–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop IST–JFK departures fell from 238 in July 2025 to 197 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop IST–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
238 departures · 69,753 passengers
87.3%
Load
August 2025
240 departures · 71,595 passengers
88.2%
Load
September 2025
233 departures · 65,857 passengers
85.0%
Load
October 2025
213 departures · 60,894 passengers
85.0%
Load
November 2025
174 departures · 50,203 passengers
86.4%
Load
December 2025
183 departures · 52,770 passengers
86.8%
Load
January 2026
178 departures · 51,676 passengers
87.4%
Load
February 2026
125 departures · 34,263 passengers
82.7%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
172 departures · 50,486 passengers
87.1%
Load
May 2026
184 departures · 54,539 passengers
87.3%
Load
June 2026
197 departures · 57,776 passengers
86.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → IST
90.7% full
99 departures · 30,389 passengers
IST → JFK
82.6% full
98 departures · 27,387 passengers
Nonstop IST–JFK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 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 Istanbul (IST) from New York (JFK)?
IST to JFK is 4,987 miles (8,026 km / 4,333 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IST to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 4,987-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IST–JFK?
In June 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew the largest share of departures (77.7%), followed by the Boeing 787-9 (20.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying IST–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,987-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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