Great-circle route IST ↔ DFW. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| IST → DFW Istanbul to Dallas |
9/wk | Daily | Turkish Airlines |
| DFW → IST Dallas to Istanbul |
9/wk | Daily | Turkish Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 242,798 passengers on 965 flights between IST and DFW — about 666 a day — filling 83% of the 292,728 seats flown. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. carried the most passengers (100%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
Turkish Airlines is the only airline flying the IST–DFW nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Istanbul Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is 6,261 miles, or 10,076 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 6,261 mi |
| Kilometres | 10,076 km |
| Nautical miles | 5,441 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Turkish Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 18 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 12h 31m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 6,261-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 9 a week from Istanbul to Dallas and 9 a week from Dallas to Istanbul, from our most recent schedule sample.
Turkish Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 242,798 passengers on 965 scheduled flights between IST and DFW — about 666 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
