Nonstop flights from New York to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines flies from 2 New York airports (JFK and EWR) to Istanbul (IST), with up to 5 flights a day.

JFKIST

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

New York time

12:25a7:50pFirst departure 12:25 AM, last 7:50 PM

One overnight flight at 12:25 AM, then one morning flight at 6:50 AM, then one afternoon flight at 12:50 PM, then one evening flight at 7:50 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

12:25 AM→5:05 PMEWR to ISTTurkish AirlinesAirbus A350-900Daily
12:25 AM→5:10 PMJFK to ISTTurkish AirlinesBoeing 777Daily
6:50 AM→11:25 PMJFK to ISTTurkish AirlinesBoeing 787Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
12:50 PM→5:30 AM⁺¹JFK to ISTTurkish AirlinesBoeing 777-300ERDaily
7:50 PM→1:00 PM⁺¹JFK to ISTTurkish AirlinesBoeing 777-300ERDaily

Schedules last checked Sep 20, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from New York to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from New York to Istanbul, 4 to 5 times a day on the Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787.

There are 4 or 5 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in Istanbul is at 5:05 PM and the last at 1:00 PM the next day.

JFK to IST is the busiest airport pair, with 25 flights a week, then EWR to IST with 7.

Flying back, Istanbul to New York has 32 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.