Istanbul (IST) – Los Angeles (LAX)
- Distance
- 11,025 km
- 6,851 mi · 5,953 nm
- Flight time
- 13 h 45 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 11 h / 10 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,288 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (762 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 392,622
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −3.3%
- Flights / week
- 27
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 84%
- 466,585 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- TK
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from IST
- 333°
- Heading from LAX
- 24°
- Halfway point
- 69.65, -54.32
- Great-circle km
- 11,002 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 11 h in January, 10 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 40,096 |
| Sep 2025 | 40,260 |
| Oct 2025 | 38,942 |
| Nov 2025 | 33,659 |
| Dec 2025 | 36,986 |
| Jan 2026 | 34,773 |
| Feb 2026 | 22,541 |
| Apr 2026 | 34,633 |
| May 2026 | 35,317 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,396 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,019 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 140 |
| Sep 2025 | 145 |
| Oct 2025 | 144 |
| Nov 2025 | 116 |
| Dec 2025 | 124 |
| Jan 2026 | 124 |
| Feb 2026 | 92 |
| Apr 2026 | 120 |
| May 2026 | 124 |
| Jun 2026 | 144 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 |
Airlines flying IST–LAX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TKTurk Hava Yollari A.O. | 27 | 100% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 768 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 402 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 227 flights
Also carried: 20,590 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 11,002 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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