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 May 2026, Turkish Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IST–JFK; the Boeing 777-300ER was the most common aircraft at 81% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
184
May 2026
Seats
62,501
both directions
Passengers
54,539
both directions
Load factor
87.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IST–JFK?
Turkish Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IST–JFK in May 2026 (184 departures).
- TK
Turkish Airlines
184 departures · 62,501 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.3%
Load
What plane flies IST–JFK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew 81% of IST–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 777-300ER
149 departures · 87.0% load
81.0% - Boeing 787-9
35 departures · 88.6% load
19.0%
How has IST–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop IST–JFK departures fell from 217 in June 2025 to 184 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop IST–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
217 departures · 62,761 passengers
86.0%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IST → JFK
83.9% full
92 departures · 26,223 passengers
JFK → IST
90.7% full
92 departures · 28,316 passengers
Nonstop IST–JFK 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 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 May 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew the largest share of departures (81.0%), followed by the Boeing 787-9 (19.0%).
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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