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✈ IST → ATL

11H 45M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,745 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 45m
Distance
5,745 mi
Or
9,246 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from Istanbul to Atlanta

From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe  →  Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Atlanta → Istanbul

How long is the flight from Istanbul to Atlanta?

A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 11 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,745 miles (9,246 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 45m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,745 mi

9,246 km · great-circle

Avg speed

786 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Istanbul timezone

UTC+3

Europe/Istanbul

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-7h

7 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.9d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1368 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1581 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 379 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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