Common Nonstop Destinations from Istanbul and New York: 93 Shared Routes
IST · SAW — JFK · LGA · EWR
Looking for somewhere Istanbul and New York can both fly direct? There are 93 such destinations across 51 countries, from nearby Boston to far-flung Manila.
93
Shared destinations
Meet in the middle
Dublin DUB
IST4h 35m1814 miles
NYC6h 40m3183 miles
The most balanced shared destination — roughly equidistant by flight distance from both cities.
Farthest reach
Manila MNL
IST11h 55m5672 miles
NYC16h 45m8505 miles
51
Countries reachable
What this Istanbul & New York page shows
This page compares the full metro areas of Istanbul (IST, SAW) and New York (JFK, LGA, EWR) and lists every destination both cities can reach on a nonstop flight — 93 in all, across 51 countries and 11 regions. For each one you can see the flight time and distance from IST and from NYC, so the trade-off between the two legs is clear at a glance.
Use the map to see how far your options spread, then check the meet-in-the-middle pick — Dublin is the most balanced destination here before opening the full table to sort all 93 shared routes. When you are ready to filter by month and check live fares, open the Midway app with Istanbul and New York already loaded.
Where you can both fly
Every marker is a destination with nonstop service from both Istanbul and New York. The spread runs from Boston close by to Manila at the far edge, so you can gauge whether a short hop or a long-haul meet-up makes more sense.
Each row is a destination both cities reach nonstop. The two right-hand columns give the flight time and distance from IST and from NYC — when those two legs are close, the trip splits evenly between Istanbul and New York. Open the full table in Midway to sort by either leg or filter by month.
Shared destinations grouped by region — 93 in total across 11 regions.
Europe
43
North America
16
Middle East
8
East Asia
8
Sub-Saharan Africa
7
North Africa
3
South America
2
South Asia
2
Southeast Asia
2
Central America
1
Central Asia
1
Year-round or seasonal
82% of these routes fly year-round, with 17 running only in certain seasons. If your meet-up date is flexible you have the full set to choose from; if it is fixed, lean toward the year-round destinations so you are not counting on a route that may not be flying that month.
