Updated:
January 16, 2026
Turkey
Asia
Istanbul Airport (IST)
Istanbul International Airport averages 658 flights per day to 288 destinations, with 41 domestic and 247 international routes. A total of 102 airlines operate at IST, led by Turkish Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 113 countries across six continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Russia as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Istanbul connects to Mexico City, with a typical flight time of 13 hrs 20 mins.
- Destinations
- 288 (41 domestic · 247 international)
- Flights per day
- 658 (166 domestic · 493 international)
- Busiest Route
- Ankara (18/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Mexico City 13 hrs 20 mins
- Shortest Flight
- Varna 1 hr 35 mins
- Top Airline
- Turkish Airlines (249 routes)
- Top Country
- Turkey (166 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 13,474 ft / 4,107 m
Weather in Istanbul
288 Destinations from Istanbul Airport (IST)
This week, 288 active routes depart from Istanbul International Airport. The busiest route connects Istanbul with Ankara and is operated by 1 airline. The longest nonstop flight is to Mexico City, and the shortest flight is to Varna.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Ankara |
IST → ESB
1 hr 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 17 | İzmir |
IST → ADB
1 hr 40 mins |
Pegasus, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 16 | Antalya |
IST → AYT
1 hr 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 14 | Jeddah |
IST → JED
4 hrs |
Air Stork, Corendon Air, flyadeal, Freebird Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Turkish Airlines6 |
| 11 | Adana |
IST → COV
2 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 10 | Dubai |
IST → DXB
4 hrs 35 mins |
Emirates, flydubai, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 9 | London (LHR) |
IST → LHR
4 hrs 10 mins |
British Airways, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 9 | Moscow (VKO) |
IST → VKO
4 hrs 10 mins |
Pobeda, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 9 | Gaziantep |
IST → GZT
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 8 | Kayseri |
IST → ASR
1 hr 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 8 | Athens |
IST → ATH
2 hrs |
Aegean Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Sky Express, Turkish Airlines4 |
| 7 | Cairo |
IST → CAI
2 hrs 40 mins |
EgyptAir, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 7 | Tashkent |
IST → TAS
4 hrs 45 mins |
Taban Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways3 |
| 7 | Algiers |
IST → ALG
3 hrs 35 mins |
Air Algerie, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 7 | Medina |
IST → MED
3 hrs 45 mins |
Corendon Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 7 | Nicosia |
IST → ECN
2 hrs 10 mins |
Pegasus, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 7 | Trabzon |
IST → TZX
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 7 | Riyadh |
IST → RUH
4 hrs 10 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Turkish Airlines4 |
| 6 | Baku |
IST → GYD
3 hrs 5 mins |
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 6 | Amman |
IST → AMM
2 hrs 40 mins |
Jordan Aviation Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 6 | Paris (CDG) |
IST → CDG
3 hrs 50 mins |
Air France, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 6 | Tehran |
IST → IKA
3 hrs 15 mins |
ATA Airlines, Caspian Airlines, Iran Air, Iran Airtour, Iran Aseman Airlines, Mahan Air, One Jet, Qeshm Air, Sepehran Airlines, Turkish Airlines10 |
| 6 | Warsaw |
IST → WAW
2 hrs 35 mins |
LOT - Polish Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 6 | Frankfurt-am-Main |
IST → FRA
3 hrs 25 mins |
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 5 | Bucharest |
IST → OTP
1 hr 45 mins |
Anima Wings, Astra Airlines, TAROM, Turkish Airlines4 |
| 5 | Moscow (SVO) |
IST → SVO
4 hrs 30 mins |
Aeroflot1 |
| 5 | Beirut |
IST → BEY
2 hrs 20 mins |
Middle East Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 5 | Bangkok |
IST → BKK
8 hrs 55 mins |
Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 5 | Doha |
IST → DOH
4 hrs 25 mins |
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 5 | Van |
IST → VAN
2 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5 | Vienna |
IST → VIE
2 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Belgrade |
IST → BEG
2 hrs 10 mins |
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 4 | Bodrum |
IST → BJV
1 hr 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Tbilisi |
IST → TBS
2 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Baghdad |
IST → BGW
3 hrs |
Fly Baghdad, I A W, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 4 | Samsun |
IST → SZF
1 hr 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Amsterdam |
IST → AMS
3 hrs 50 mins |
KLM, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 4 | Dalaman |
IST → DLM
1 hr 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Madrid |
IST → MAD
4 hrs 30 mins |
Air Europa, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 4 | Sochi |
IST → AER
2 hrs 15 mins |
Azimuth Airlines, IrAero, Red Wings, Rossiya Airlines, Ural Airlines5 |
| 4 | Diyarbakır |
IST → DIY
2 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Konya |
IST → KYA
1 hr 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Nevşehir |
IST → NAV
1 hr 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Rize |
IST → RZV
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Kuwait City |
IST → KWI
3 hrs 40 mins |
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 4 | Tripoli |
IST → MJI
3 hrs 10 mins |
FLY OYA, flybmi, Flyest Lineas Aereas, Libyan Wings, Turkish Airlines5 |
| 4 | Tunis |
IST → TUN
3 hrs |
Nouvelair Tunisie, Tunisair, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 4 | Barcelona |
IST → BCN
3 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines, Vueling2 |
| 4 | Düsseldorf |
IST → DUS
3 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Berlin |
IST → BER
3 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Milan |
IST → MXP
3 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4 | Saint-Petersburg |
IST → LED
4 hrs 5 mins |
Rossiya Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Brussels |
IST → BRU
3 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Chişinău |
IST → RMO
1 hr 50 mins |
FlyOne, HiSky, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 3 | Gülyalı |
IST → OGU
2 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Hamburg |
IST → HAM
3 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Rome |
IST → FCO
2 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Şanlıurfa |
IST → GNY
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Stuttgart |
IST → STR
3 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Zurich |
IST → ZRH
3 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Abu Dhabi |
IST → AUH
4 hrs 20 mins |
Etihad Airways, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Budapest |
IST → BUD
2 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines, Wizz Air2 |
| 3 | Erzurum |
IST → ERZ
2 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur |
IST → KUL
9 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Manchester |
IST → MAN
4 hrs 5 mins |
easyJet, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Munich |
IST → MUC
3 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | New York |
IST → JFK
10 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Ashgabat |
IST → ASB
3 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines2 |
| 3 | Almaty |
IST → ALA
5 hrs |
Air Astana, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Manama |
IST → BAH
3 hrs 55 mins |
Gulf Air, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Singapore |
IST → SIN
10 hrs 15 mins |
Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Venice |
IST → VCE
2 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Arbil |
IST → EBL
2 hrs 45 mins |
I A W, Turkish Airlines, UR Airlines3 |
| 3 | Batman |
IST → BAL
2 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Dublin |
IST → DUB
4 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Malatya |
IST → MLX
2 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Prague |
IST → PRG
3 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Sofia |
IST → SOF
1 hr 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Denizli |
IST → DNZ
1 hr 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Mardin |
IST → MQM
2 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Muscat |
IST → MCT
4 hrs 30 mins |
Oman Air, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3 | Copenhagen |
IST → CPH
3 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Elazığ |
IST → EZS
2 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3 | Seoul |
IST → ICN
9 hrs 35 mins |
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 2 | Islamabad |
IST → ISB
5 hrs 40 mins |
Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Geneva |
IST → GVA
3 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Hatay |
IST → HTY
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Kars |
IST → KSY
2 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Lahore |
IST → LHE
5 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Luqa |
IST → MLA
2 hrs 50 mins |
KM Malta Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Mumbai |
IST → BOM
6 hrs 30 mins |
IndiGo, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | New Delhi |
IST → DEL
6 hrs 20 mins |
IndiGo, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Zagreb |
IST → ZAG
2 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Addis Ababa |
IST → ADD
5 hrs 10 mins |
Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Beijing (PEK) |
IST → PEK
8 hrs 45 mins |
Air China, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Bishkek |
IST → BSZ
4 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Bologna |
IST → BLQ
2 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Chicago |
IST → ORD
10 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Guangzhou |
IST → CAN
9 hrs 50 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Lisbon |
IST → LIS
4 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Lyon |
IST → LYS
3 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Podgorica |
IST → TGD
2 hrs 15 mins |
Interjet, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Riga |
IST → RIX
3 hrs 15 mins |
airBaltic, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Shanghai |
IST → PVG
9 hrs 40 mins |
China Eastern Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Thessaloniki |
IST → SKG
1 hr 50 mins |
Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Astana |
IST → NQZ
4 hrs 55 mins |
Air Astana, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 2 | Kahramanmaraş |
IST → KCM
2 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Ljubljana |
IST → LJU
2 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles |
IST → LAX
12 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Nápoli |
IST → NAP
2 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Porto |
IST → OPO
4 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Mineralnyye Vody |
IST → MRV
2 hrs 30 mins |
Azimuth Airlines, Pobeda2 |
| 2 | Sarajevo |
IST → SJJ
2 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Sivas |
IST → VAS
2 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Accra |
IST → ACC
6 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Ad Dammam |
IST → DMM
3 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Adıyaman |
IST → ADF
2 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Colombo |
IST → CMB
7 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Dar es Salaam |
IST → DAR
6 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Gazipaşa |
IST → GZP
1 hr 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Miami |
IST → MIA
11 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Moscow (DME) |
IST → DME
4 hrs 20 mins |
S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines2 |
| 2 | Oslo |
IST → OSL
3 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Ouagadougou |
IST → OUA
5 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Sharjah |
IST → SHJ
3 hrs 55 mins |
Air Arabia1 |
| 2 | Washington |
IST → IAD
10 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Bremen |
IST → BRE
3 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Denpasar-Bali Island |
IST → DPS
11 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Ekaterinburg |
IST → SVX
4 hrs 20 mins |
Aeroflot, Ural Airlines2 |
| 2 | Helsinki |
IST → HEL
3 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Iğdır |
IST → IGD
2 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Kabul |
IST → KBL
4 hrs 45 mins |
Ariana Afghan Airlines, Kam Air, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 2 | Luxembourg |
IST → LUX
3 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Malé |
IST → MLE
7 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Muş |
IST → MSR
2 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Phuket |
IST → HKT
9 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | San Francisco |
IST → SFO
12 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2 | Valencia |
IST → VLC
4 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Alexandria |
IST → HBE
2 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Atlanta |
IST → ATL
11 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Birmingham |
IST → BHX
4 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Casablanca |
IST → CMN
5 hrs |
Royal Air Maroc, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Cluj-Napoca |
IST → CLJ
2 hrs |
Anima Wings, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Hanoi |
IST → HAN
8 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hanover |
IST → HAJ
3 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City |
IST → SGN
9 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hong Kong |
IST → HKG
10 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Kraków |
IST → KRK
15 hrs 25 mins |
LOT - Polish Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Marseille |
IST → MRS
3 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Mexico City |
IST → MEX
13 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Samarkand |
IST → SKD
4 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways2 |
| 1 | Stockholm |
IST → ARN
3 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Taipei |
IST → TPE
10 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Tallinn |
IST → TLL
3 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Tokyo |
IST → HND
10 hrs 55 mins |
ANA, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Toronto |
IST → YYZ
10 hrs 15 mins |
Air Transat, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Benghazi |
IST → BEN
2 hrs 40 mins |
Berniq Airways, flybmi, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 1 | Cologne |
IST → CGN
3 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth |
IST → DFW
12 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Krasnodar |
IST → KRR
2 hrs 15 mins |
Aeroflot, Azimuth Airlines, Pobeda3 |
| 1 | Málaga |
IST → AGP
4 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Minsk |
IST → MSQ
3 hrs 30 mins |
Belavia1 |
| 1 | Nice |
IST → NCE
3 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Nuremberg |
IST → NUE
3 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Prishtina |
IST → PRN
2 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Skopje |
IST → SKP
1 hr 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Tabriz |
IST → TBZ
2 hrs 55 mins |
ATA Airlines, Caspian Airlines, Iran Airtour3 |
| 1 | Zanzibar |
IST → ZNZ
6 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Sirnak | IST → — | Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Basrah |
IST → BSR
3 hrs 25 mins |
I A W, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Bogotá |
IST → BOG
12 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Boston |
IST → BOS
8 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Detroit |
IST → DTW
10 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Houston |
IST → IAH
12 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Karachi |
IST → KHI
5 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Kazan |
IST → KZN
4 hrs 20 mins |
Pobeda, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Lagos |
IST → LOS
6 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | London (LGW) |
IST → LGW
3 hrs 50 mins |
Wizz Air UK1 |
| 1 | Nairobi |
IST → NBO
6 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Newark |
IST → EWR
10 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Paris (ORY) |
IST → ORY
3 hrs 45 mins |
Transavia France1 |
| 1 | São Paulo |
IST → GRU
12 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Tokat Province |
IST → TJK
1 hr 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Sinop | IST → — | Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Amasya |
IST → MZH
1 hr 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Arusha |
IST → JRO
6 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Asmara |
IST → ASM
4 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Basel |
IST → BSL
3 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Batumi |
IST → BUS
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Bingöl |
IST → BGG
2 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Cape Town |
IST → CPT
10 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Catania |
IST → CTA
2 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Constantine |
IST → CZL
3 hrs 20 mins |
Air Algerie, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Dhaka |
IST → DAC
6 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Dushanbe |
IST → DYU
4 hrs 30 mins |
Somon Air, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 1 | Edinburgh |
IST → EDI
4 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Erzincan |
IST → ERC
2 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Goteborg |
IST → GOT
3 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Jakarta |
IST → CGK
10 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Johannesburg |
IST → JNB
9 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Kathmandu |
IST → KTM
6 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Manila |
IST → MNL
10 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Osaka |
IST → KIX
10 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Port Louis |
IST → MRU
8 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Salzburg |
IST → SZG
2 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Seattle |
IST → SEA
11 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Seville |
IST → SVQ
4 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Sharm el Sheikh |
IST → SSH
3 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1 | Vilnius |
IST → VNO
3 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Bordeaux |
IST → BOD
3 hrs 50 mins |
Transavia France, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 6/week | Cotonou |
IST → COO
6 hrs 5 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Dakar |
IST → DSS
6 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Douala |
IST → DLA
6 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Edremit |
IST → EDO
1 hr 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Hurghada |
IST → HRG
2 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Kastamonu |
IST → KFS
1 hr 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Kigali |
IST → KGL
6 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Kirkuk |
IST → KIK
2 hrs 45 mins |
I A W, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 6/week | Kütahya |
IST → KZR
1 hr 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Marrakech |
IST → RAK
4 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Nouakchott |
IST → NKC
6 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Torino |
IST → TRN
3 hrs 20 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Ulaan Baatar |
IST → UBN
8 hrs 5 mins |
Miat - Mongolian Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Abuja |
IST → ABV
6 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Bilbao |
IST → BIO
4 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Billund |
IST → BLL
3 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Damascus |
IST → DAM
2 hrs 30 mins |
Syrian Air, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Havana |
IST → HAV
11 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Isparta |
IST → ISE
1 hr 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Libreville |
IST → LBV
6 hrs 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Mogadishu |
IST → MGQ
5 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Palermo |
IST → PMO
2 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Bari |
IST → BRI
2 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Chengdu |
IST → TFU
7 hrs 15 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Denver |
IST → DEN
10 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Kampala |
IST → EBB
6 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Leipzig |
IST → LEJ
3 hrs 10 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Mombasa |
IST → MBA
6 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Montreal |
IST → YUL
9 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Novosibirsk |
IST → OVB
5 hrs 15 mins |
S7 Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Port Sudan |
IST → PZU
4 hrs 35 mins |
Badr Airlines, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 4/week | Tivat |
IST → TIV
2 hrs 15 mins |
Interjet1 |
| 4/week | Varna |
IST → VAR
1 hr 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Yaoundé |
IST → NSI
6 hrs 25 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Beijing (PKX) |
IST → PKX
8 hrs 35 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Constanţa |
IST → CND
1 hr 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Djibouti City |
IST → JIB
4 hrs 55 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Gdańsk | IST → GDN | LOT - Polish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Mahe Island |
IST → SEZ
7 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Makhachkala |
IST → MCX
2 hrs 55 mins |
Pobeda1 |
| 3/week | Mashhad |
IST → MHD
3 hrs 45 mins |
Iran Airtour, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3/week | Misratah |
IST → MRA
3 hrs 5 mins |
Berniq Airways, Turkish Airlines2 |
| 3/week | Moscow (ZIA) |
IST → ZIA
4 hrs 15 mins |
Air Stork1 |
| 3/week | Nantes |
IST → NTE
3 hrs 55 mins |
Transavia France1 |
| 3/week | Sulaymaniyah |
IST → ISU
2 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Tocumen |
IST → PTY
13 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Toulouse-Blagnac |
IST → TLS
3 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Ufa |
IST → UFA
3 hrs 50 mins |
Red Wings, UTAir2 |
| 3/week | Urgench |
IST → UGC
3 hrs 45 mins |
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways2 |
| 3/week | Vancouver |
IST → YVR
11 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Vladikavkaz |
IST → OGZ
2 hrs 40 mins |
Pobeda1 |
| 3/week | Zonguldak |
IST → ONQ
1 hr 35 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Abidjan |
IST → ABJ
6 hrs 50 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Andizhan |
IST → AZN
4 hrs 35 mins |
Uzbekistan Airways1 |
| 2/week | Grozny |
IST → GRV
2 hrs 40 mins |
UTAir1 |
| 2/week | Iaşi |
IST → IAS
2 hrs |
Wizz Air Malta1 |
| 2/week | N'Djamena |
IST → NDJ
5 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Niamey |
IST → NIM
5 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Niš |
IST → INI
1 hr 55 mins |
Air Serbia1 |
| 2/week | Oran |
IST → ORN
4 hrs 10 mins |
Air Algerie1 |
| 2/week | Rabat |
IST → RBA
4 hrs 15 mins |
Air Arabia Maroc1 |
| 2/week | Shiraz |
IST → SYZ
3 hrs 40 mins |
Iran Airtour1 |
| 2/week | Timişoara |
IST → TSR
2 hrs 5 mins |
Anima Wings1 |
| 2/week | Ürümqi |
IST → URC
6 hrs 30 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Yüksekova |
IST → YKO
2 hrs 40 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Kraljevo | IST → — | Air Serbia1 |
| 1/week | Annabah |
IST → AAE
3 hrs 10 mins |
Air Algerie1 |
| 1/week | Aqaba |
IST → AQJ
3 hrs |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Atyrau |
IST → GUW
3 hrs 20 mins |
Air Astana1 |
| 1/week | Banjul |
IST → BJL
7 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Kinshasa |
IST → FIH
7 hrs 15 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Reykjavik |
IST → KEF
7 hrs 15 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1/week | Rovaniemi | IST → RVN | Turkish Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Samara |
IST → KUF
3 hrs 45 mins |
Red Wings1 |
| 1/week | Shymkent |
IST → CIT
4 hrs 35 mins |
SCAT Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Split |
IST → SPU
2 hrs 20 mins |
Croatia Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Xianyang |
IST → XIY
7 hrs 5 mins |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Neom | IST → — | Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Istanbul International Airport is served by 102 airlines, with Turkish Airlines in the lead at 61% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 64% of routes. 68 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 102 airlines operate international routes, compared with 2 serving domestic routes. Turkish Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Mexico City with a flight time of 13 hrs 20 mins.
- Turkish Airlines249 routes
- Pobeda6 routes
- Saudi Arabian Airlines4 routes
- Uzbekistan Airways4 routes
- Air Algerie4 routes
- Iran Airtour4 routes
- I A W4 routes
- LOT - Polish Airlines3 routes
- Anima Wings3 routes
- Aeroflot3 routes
- Air Serbia3 routes
- Azimuth Airlines3 routes
- Red Wings3 routes
- Ural Airlines3 routes
- Air Astana3 routes
- China Southern Airlines3 routes
- Transavia France3 routes
- Pegasus2 routes
- Air Stork2 routes
- Corendon Air2 routes
- flyadeal2 routes
- Aegean Airlines2 routes
- Sichuan Airlines2 routes
- ATA Airlines2 routes
- Caspian Airlines2 routes
- Rossiya Airlines2 routes
- flybmi2 routes
- Ethiopian Airlines2 routes
- IndiGo2 routes
- Interjet2 routes
- China Eastern Airlines2 routes
- S7 Airlines2 routes
- Berniq Airways2 routes
- UTAir2 routes
- Freebird Airlines1 route
- Emirates1 route
- flydubai1 route
- British Airways1 route
- Sky Express1 route
- EgyptAir1 route
- Taban Airlines1 route
- flynas1 route
- AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines1 route
- Jordan Aviation Airlines1 route
- Royal Jordanian1 route
- Air France1 route
- Iran Air1 route
- Iran Aseman Airlines1 route
- Mahan Air1 route
- One Jet1 route
- Qeshm Air1 route
- Sepehran Airlines1 route
- Lufthansa1 route
- Astra Airlines1 route
- TAROM1 route
- Middle East Airlines1 route
- Thai Airways International1 route
- Qatar Airways1 route
- Fly Baghdad1 route
- KLM1 route
- Air Europa1 route
- IrAero1 route
- Jazeera Airways1 route
- Kuwait Airways1 route
- FLY OYA1 route
- Flyest Lineas Aereas1 route
- Libyan Wings1 route
- Nouvelair Tunisie1 route
- Tunisair1 route
- Vueling1 route
- FlyOne1 route
- HiSky1 route
- Etihad Airways1 route
- Wizz Air1 route
- easyJet1 route
- Turkmenistan Airlines1 route
- Gulf Air1 route
- Singapore Airlines1 route
- UR Airlines1 route
- Oman Air1 route
- Asiana Airlines1 route
- Korean Air1 route
- KM Malta Airlines1 route
- Air China1 route
- airBaltic1 route
- Air Arabia1 route
- Ariana Afghan Airlines1 route
- Kam Air1 route
- Royal Air Maroc1 route
- ANA1 route
- Air Transat1 route
- Belavia1 route
- Wizz Air UK1 route
- Somon Air1 route
- Miat - Mongolian Airlines1 route
- Syrian Air1 route
- Badr Airlines1 route
- Wizz Air Malta1 route
- Air Arabia Maroc1 route
- Icelandair1 route
- SCAT Airlines1 route
- Croatia Airlines1 route
Istanbul International Airport provides direct service to 113 countries across six continents. The route network is 14% domestic and 86% international, with Moscow (VKO), Russia serving as the primary international destination.
- Turkey166/day
- Russia32/day
- Saudi Arabia30/day
- Germany29/day
- United States21/day
- Italy17/day
- United Kingdom16/day
- United Arab Emirates15/day
- France15/day
- Spain12/day
- Egypt11/day
- Greece10/day
- Iraq10/day
- Uzbekistan10/day
- Algeria9/day
- Iran8/day
- Romania8/day
- Poland8/day
- China8/day
- Cyprus7/day
- Thailand6/day
- Azerbaijan6/day
- Jordan6/day
- Pakistan6/day
- Switzerland6/day
- Libya6/day
- Austria6/day
- Georgia5/day
- Kazakhstan5/day
- Lebanon5/day
- Serbia5/day
- Qatar5/day
- India5/day
- Portugal4/day
- Netherlands4/day
- Tanzania4/day
- Kuwait4/day
- Tunisia4/day
- Belgium3/day
- Moldova3/day
- Bulgaria3/day
- Hungary3/day
- Malaysia3/day
- Denmark3/day
- Turkmenistan3/day
- Bahrain3/day
- Singapore3/day
- Ireland3/day
- Czechia3/day
- Vietnam3/day
- Oman3/day
- Montenegro3/day
- Morocco3/day
- Indonesia3/day
- South Korea3/day
- Croatia2/day
- Canada2/day
- Sweden2/day
- Japan2/day
- Malta2/day
- Ethiopia2/day
- Kyrgyzstan2/day
- Latvia2/day
- Slovenia2/day
- South Africa2/day
- Bosnia & Herzegovina2/day
- Nigeria2/day
- Ghana2/day
- Sri Lanka2/day
- Norway2/day
- Burkina Faso2/day
- Finland2/day
- Kenya2/day
- Afghanistan2/day
- Luxembourg2/day
- Maldives2/day
- Hong Kong SAR China1/day
- Mexico1/day
- Taiwan1/day
- Estonia1/day
- Cameroon1/day
- Belarus1/day
- KS1/day
- North Macedonia1/day
- Colombia1/day
- Brazil1/day
- Eritrea1/day
- Bangladesh1/day
- Tajikistan1/day
- Nepal1/day
- Philippines1/day
- Mauritius1/day
- Lithuania1/day
- Benin6/week
- Senegal6/week
- Rwanda6/week
- Mauritania6/week
- Mongolia6/week
- Syria5/week
- Cuba5/week
- Gabon5/week
- Somalia5/week
- Uganda4/week
- Sudan4/week
- Djibouti3/week
- Seychelles3/week
- Panama3/week
- Côte d’Ivoire2/week
- Chad2/week
- Niger2/week
- Gambia1/week
- Congo - Kinshasa1/week
- Iceland1/week
Global Rankings of Istanbul Airport (IST)
This snapshot shows how Istanbul Airport (IST) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #1 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #195 – Domestic Destination Count
- #1 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #19 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #100 – Domestic Flight Count
- #8 – International Flight Count
- #67 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #14 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #70 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #38 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
8 Runways at Istanbul Airport (IST)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L | 13,474 ft · 4,107 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 35R | 13,474 ft · 4,107 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 17R | 13,474 ft · 4,107 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 35L | 13,474 ft · 4,107 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 16L | 12,323 ft · 3,756 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 34R | 12,323 ft · 3,756 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 16R | 12,323 ft · 3,756 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 34L | 12,323 ft · 3,756 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.