✈ MIA → IST
12H 10M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,956 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Miami to Istanbul
From Miami International (MIA), USA North America → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Miami to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 12 hours 10 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,956 miles (9,585 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 10m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,956 mi
9,585 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Miami 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.