Istanbul ⇄ San Francisco International IST–SFO
Airlines flew 1,035 flights between Istanbul, Turkey IST in Istanbul, TR and San Francisco International SFO in San Francisco, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 282,921 passengers in 340,439 seats, 83% of them filled, and 18,888,020 pounds of freight. 6,704 miles, on 1 airline: Turk Hava Yollari A.O. (1,035).
Flights by month both directions
By month, as a table
| flights | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 97 |
| 2/25 | 80 |
| 3/25 | 92 |
| 4/25 | 93 |
| 5/25 | 98 |
| 6/25 | 100 |
| 7/25 | 93 |
| 8/25 | 108 |
| 9/25 | 102 |
| 10/25 | 102 |
| 11/25 | 88 |
| 12/25 | 93 |
| 1/26 | 96 |
| 2/26 | 72 |
| 4/26 | 88 |
| 5/26 | 96 |
| 6/26 | 106 |
| 7/26 | 84 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 26,808 |
| 2/25 | 19,884 |
| 3/25 | 23,379 |
| 4/25 | 25,871 |
| 5/25 | 26,943 |
| 6/25 | 28,998 |
| 7/25 | 27,168 |
| 8/25 | 29,698 |
| 9/25 | 28,996 |
| 10/25 | 28,179 |
| 11/25 | 24,566 |
| 12/25 | 25,923 |
| 1/26 | 24,867 |
| 2/26 | 17,438 |
| 4/26 | 24,106 |
| 5/26 | 25,397 |
| 6/26 | 29,394 |
| 7/26 | 24,357 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Hava Yollari A.O. TK | 1,035 | 282,921 | 83% | scheduled passenger service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus Industrie A350-900 | 1,029 | 329 | 281,402 |
| B787-900 Dreamliner | 4 | 300 | 1,035 |
| Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER | 2 | 349 | 484 |
IST → SFO this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
518 flights, 142,841 passengers in 170,384 seats, 12,813,440 pounds of freight. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. 518.
SFO → IST this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
517 flights, 140,080 passengers in 170,055 seats, 6,074,580 pounds of freight. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. 517.
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: Istanbul, Turkey IST and San Francisco International SFO; all routes.