Chicago O'Hare International ⇄ Istanbul ORD–IST
Airlines flew 1,724 flights between Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL and Istanbul, Turkey IST in Istanbul, TR in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 375,817 passengers in 440,897 seats, 85% of them filled, and 110,040,735 pounds of freight. 5,472 miles, about 27 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Turk Hava Yollari A.O. (1,662), Atlas Air Inc. (62).
Flights by month both directions
By month, as a table
| flights | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 139 |
| 2/25 | 111 |
| 3/25 | 136 |
| 4/25 | 144 |
| 5/25 | 149 |
| 6/25 | 141 |
| 7/25 | 159 |
| 8/25 | 152 |
| 9/25 | 164 |
| 10/25 | 169 |
| 11/25 | 148 |
| 12/25 | 174 |
| 1/26 | 163 |
| 2/26 | 121 |
| 3/26 | 5 |
| 4/26 | 164 |
| 5/26 | 162 |
| 6/26 | 149 |
| 7/26 | 153 |
Passengers by month
By month, as a table
| passengers | |
|---|---|
| 1/25 | 34,392 |
| 2/25 | 24,199 |
| 3/25 | 31,227 |
| 4/25 | 31,440 |
| 5/25 | 34,149 |
| 6/25 | 34,586 |
| 7/25 | 40,431 |
| 8/25 | 39,499 |
| 9/25 | 39,380 |
| 10/25 | 36,749 |
| 11/25 | 30,597 |
| 12/25 | 33,673 |
| 1/26 | 34,729 |
| 2/26 | 23,789 |
| 3/26 | 0 |
| 4/26 | 34,010 |
| 5/26 | 35,270 |
| 6/26 | 34,416 |
| 7/26 | 33,705 |
The airlines twelve months, both directions
| Airline | Flights | Passengers | Seats filled | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turk Hava Yollari A.O. TK | 1,662 | 375,817 | 85% | scheduled cargo service, scheduled passenger service |
| Atlas Air Inc. 5Y | 62 | 0 | charter cargo service |
The aircraft as the airlines report their types
| Aircraft | Flights | Seats a flight | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| B787-900 Dreamliner | 710 | 300 | 178,427 |
| Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER | 653 | 349 | 197,390 |
| Boeing B777-F | 243 | 0 | 0 |
| Boeing 747-400 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| Boeing 747-400F | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Airbus Industrie A330-200 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
ORD → IST this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
824 flights, 186,715 passengers in 219,974 seats, 37,645,721 pounds of freight. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. 786; Atlas Air Inc. 38.
IST → ORD this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026
900 flights, 189,102 passengers in 220,923 seats, 72,395,014 pounds of freight. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. 876; Atlas Air Inc. 24.
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: Chicago O'Hare International ORD and Istanbul, Turkey IST; all routes.