Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 14h 11m
Bearing
337° NW
Istanbul (IST) to San Francisco (SFO) is 6,689 miles (10,764 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IST–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Turkish Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IST–SFO; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
96
May 2026
Seats
31,584
both directions
Passengers
25,397
both directions
Load factor
80.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IST–SFO?
Turkish Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IST–SFO in May 2026 (96 departures).
- TK
Turkish Airlines
96 departures · 31,584 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.4%
Load
What plane flies IST–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of IST–SFO departures.
- Airbus A350-900
96 departures · 80.4% load
100.0%
How has IST–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop IST–SFO departures fell from 100 in June 2025 to 96 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop IST–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
100 departures · 28,998 passengers
88.1%
Load
July 2025
93 departures · 27,168 passengers
88.7%
Load
August 2025
108 departures · 29,698 passengers
83.6%
Load
September 2025
102 departures · 28,996 passengers
86.4%
Load
October 2025
102 departures · 28,179 passengers
84.0%
Load
November 2025
88 departures · 24,566 passengers
84.9%
Load
December 2025
93 departures · 25,923 passengers
84.7%
Load
January 2026
96 departures · 24,867 passengers
78.7%
Load
February 2026
72 departures · 17,438 passengers
73.5%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
88 departures · 24,106 passengers
83.3%
Load
May 2026
96 departures · 25,397 passengers
80.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IST → SFO
75.7% full
48 departures · 11,949 passengers
SFO → IST
85.2% full
48 departures · 13,448 passengers
Nonstop IST–SFO 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 San Francisco (SFO)?
IST to SFO is 6,689 miles (10,764 km / 5,812 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IST to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 6,689-mile great-circle distance in roughly 14h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IST–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying IST–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,689-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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