✈ ATL → IST
ATLANTA → ISTANBUL IN 11H 45M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Atlanta to Istanbul
From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Istanbul (IST) 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
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.