George Bush Intcntl/Houston ⇄ Istanbul IAH–IST
Airlines flew 1,007 flights between George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH in Houston, TX and Istanbul, Turkey IST in Istanbul, TR in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 243,694 passengers in 287,627 seats, 85% of them filled, and 40,011,870 pounds of freight. 6,370 miles, about 1 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Turk Hava Yollari A.O. (1,006), Atlas Air Inc. (1).
Flights by month both directions
By month, as a table
| flights | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 88 |
| 2/25 | 66 |
| 3/25 | 88 |
| 4/25 | 92 |
| 5/25 | 96 |
| 6/25 | 91 |
| 7/25 | 97 |
| 8/25 | 96 |
| 9/25 | 94 |
| 10/25 | 97 |
| 11/25 | 92 |
| 12/25 | 93 |
| 1/26 | 103 |
| 2/26 | 65 |
| 4/26 | 96 |
| 5/26 | 88 |
| 6/26 | 89 |
| 7/26 | 94 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 22,957 |
| 2/25 | 15,101 |
| 3/25 | 20,494 |
| 4/25 | 22,264 |
| 5/25 | 22,978 |
| 6/25 | 23,758 |
| 7/25 | 25,099 |
| 8/25 | 22,923 |
| 9/25 | 22,803 |
| 10/25 | 22,833 |
| 11/25 | 24,050 |
| 12/25 | 24,964 |
| 1/26 | 24,223 |
| 2/26 | 15,096 |
| 4/26 | 20,831 |
| 5/26 | 20,770 |
| 6/26 | 21,888 |
| 7/26 | 23,313 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Hava Yollari A.O. TK | 1,006 | 243,694 | 85% | scheduled cargo service, scheduled passenger service |
| Atlas Air Inc. 5Y | 1 | 0 | charter cargo service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| B787-900 Dreamliner | 583 | 300 | 147,995 |
| Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER | 323 | 349 | 95,699 |
| Boeing B777-F | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Airbus Industrie A330-200 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
IAH → IST this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
546 flights, 121,532 passengers in 143,489 seats, 26,030,027 pounds of freight. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. 545; Atlas Air Inc. 1.
IST → IAH this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
461 flights, 122,162 passengers in 144,138 seats, 13,981,843 pounds of freight. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. 461.
Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH and Istanbul, Turkey IST; all routes.