Istanbul (IST) to New York (JFK) distance
The great-circle distance from Istanbul to New York is 4,333 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Istanbul (IST)- Time difference
- New York is 8 hours behind Istanbul
- Midpoint
- 54.21° N, 22.87° W
- Heading from IST
- 309° northwest
- Heading from JFK
- 50° northeast
- Farthest north
- 54.2° N
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see IST-JFK on the globe.
Related routes
New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)2,146 nm- New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)2,242 nm
- New York (JFK) to Miami (MIA)949 nm
- New York (JFK) to Orlando (MCO)821 nm
- New York (JFK) to Seattle (SEA)2,099 nm
- New York (JFK) to
London (LHR)2,991 nm 
Dublin (DUB) to New York (JFK)2,756 nm
Paris (CDG) to New York (JFK)3,150 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.