Istanbul (IST) – San Francisco (SFO)
- Distance
- 10,789 km
- 6,704 mi · 5,826 nm
- Flight time
- 13 h 30 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 11 h / 10 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,260 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (746 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 282,921
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −9.4%
- Flights / week
- 20
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 340,439 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
- 337°
- Heading from SFO
- 21°
- Halfway point
- 73.10, -52.63
- Great-circle km
- 10,764 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 11 h in January, 10 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 29,698 |
| Sep 2025 | 28,996 |
| Oct 2025 | 28,179 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,566 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,923 |
| Jan 2026 | 24,867 |
| Feb 2026 | 17,438 |
| Apr 2026 | 24,106 |
| May 2026 | 25,397 |
| Jun 2026 | 29,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 24,357 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 108 |
| Sep 2025 | 102 |
| Oct 2025 | 102 |
| Nov 2025 | 88 |
| Dec 2025 | 93 |
| Jan 2026 | 96 |
| Feb 2026 | 72 |
| Apr 2026 | 88 |
| May 2026 | 96 |
| Jun 2026 | 106 |
| Jul 2026 | 84 |
Airlines flying IST–SFO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TKTurk Hava Yollari A.O. | 20 | 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
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 1,029 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 4 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 2 flights
Also carried: 8,567 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 10,764 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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