Istanbul (IST) – Miami (MIA)
- Distance
- 9,602 km
- 5,966 mi · 5,185 nm
- Flight time
- 12 h 5 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 8 h / 7 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,122 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (664 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 335,735
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.9%
- Flights / week
- 23
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 391,771 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
- 302°
- Heading from MIA
- 45°
- Halfway point
- 48.63, -32.95
- Great-circle km
- 9,583 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 8 h in January, 7 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 12 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 34,283 |
| Sep 2025 | 28,353 |
| Oct 2025 | 27,733 |
| Nov 2025 | 27,461 |
| Dec 2025 | 29,218 |
| Jan 2026 | 30,415 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,421 |
| Apr 2026 | 33,097 |
| May 2026 | 32,714 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,642 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,398 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 124 |
| Sep 2025 | 100 |
| Oct 2025 | 98 |
| Nov 2025 | 94 |
| Dec 2025 | 97 |
| Jan 2026 | 103 |
| Feb 2026 | 92 |
| Apr 2026 | 120 |
| May 2026 | 124 |
| Jun 2026 | 119 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 |
Airlines flying IST–MIA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TKTurk Hava Yollari A.O. | 23 | 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 · 679 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 516 flights
Also carried: 17,062 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 9,583 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.
Every airport pair between Istanbul and Miami
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Istanbul airports · All Miami airports
More routes from IST
More routes from MIA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MIA → ATL | 957 km | 1,901,419 |
| MIA → LGA | 1,764 km | 1,803,803 |
| MIA → DFW | 1,804 km | 1,512,657 |
| MIA → JFK | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| MIA → ORD | 1,926 km | 1,321,385 |
| MIA → EWR | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| MIA → CLT | 1,046 km | 1,102,847 |
| MIA → LAX | 3,769 km | 1,061,103 |
| MIA → LHR | 7,121 km | 1,048,211 |
| MIA → DCA | 1,480 km | 1,044,799 |