Distance from Istanbul to New York City
The great-circle distance between Istanbul, Türkiye and New York City, United States is 8,067 km (5,013 mi · 4,356 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 8,067 km · 5,013 mi · 4,356 nmi
- Initial bearing Istanbul → New York City
- 309° (NW)
- Initial bearing New York City → Istanbul
- 50° (NE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 10 h 09 min
- Time zones
- Istanbul UTC+03:00 · New York City UTC-04:00 (-7 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 412 min — the sun rises earlier in Istanbul
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Istanbul
- 41.0138, 28.9497
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 03:53 UTC / 16:02 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:45 UTC / 22:53 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.