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Turkish Airlines · leaves Thu, November 12
ON TIME
3:20 PM
leaves the gate · IST
In 12 h 57 min
Planned · lands 6:12 PM New York time
Updated 2:23 AM Istanbul · 6:23 PM New York · live data
Turkish Airlines·Airbus A330-300LeavesThu, Nov 12todayTK 1 Istanbul to New York: Scheduled3:20PMISTIstanbulScheduled6:20PMJFKNew YorkTerminal 1
Held down by slow airports54 min into New York; minutes waiting at security and passport control not in our data yet
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Turkish Airlines · Thursday, November 12, 2026
Leaves 3:20 PMLands 6:12 PM
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Thu, November 12 Istanbul time
- 3:20 PMplannedLeaves the gate, expectedon timeIST
- 3:35 PMplannedTakes off, expectedIstanbul IST
- Thu, November 12 New York time
- 6:12 PMplannedLands, expectedJFK
- 6:20 PMplannedAt the gate, expectedJFK · Terminal 1
- AircraftAirbus A330-300
- Flight time10 h 37 min, planned
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
Before you fly
IstanbulThursday afternoon
12:15 PM at the door · İstanbul
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 12:15 PM. You reach security at 12:30 PM, at its quietest before your flight.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 12:30 PM. Once through, about 1 h 45 min until boarding opens.
Where can you wait before your flight?
UsuallyReading the lounges at IST.
Reading the lounges at IST.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
3:20 PM at the gate, on the schedule
Does your flight leave on time?
UsuallyMost often leaves the gate by 3:35 PM. Not always on time.
On timemost often, leaving the gate by 3:35 PM
One in five of its last 82 departures left more than 15 minutes late; when late, by about 25 minutes.
Which plane is your flight on?
ForecastAn Airbus A330-300, 2-4-2 in economy.
A330-300The type the airline plans
Wi‑Fi, power at every seat, seatback screens, meals · lately also 777‑300ER, 14 of its 14 recent flights
2‑4‑2 in economy: the roomier of the two layouts airlines use on this type.
In the air
Flight time 11 h
Which way does it fly?
UsuallyOver the Mediterranean Sea for about 4 h 20 min.
4 h 20 minover the Mediterranean Sea
Last land is the United Kingdom; Canada comes up about 2 h 20 min before landing.
6:05 PM the bumpy stretch · Over Germany
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastMostly smooth. One bumpy stretch. Bumps over Germany, 2 h 30 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
Mostly smoothone bumpy stretch, over Germany after take‑off
About 2 h 30 min after take‑off; light bumps now and then elsewhere.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
- Bumpy
8:20 PM sunset, Istanbul time · Over the Mediterranean Sea
What will you see from the window?
EstimateSunset on the left, about 4 h 45 min after take-off.
Daylight, then the sunset 4 h 45 min after take‑off and night after it.
Left windowseats A–B
ArnavutköyTürkiye, below the plane
Mediterranean Sea , open water below
North Sea , open water below
Sunset, the sun on this side
North Atlantic , open water below
CopiagueUnited States, below the plane, in the dark
IST timeJFK time
3:35 PM7:35 AM
4:05 PM8:05 AM
7:20 PM11:20 AM
8:20 PM12:20 PM
10:45 PM2:45 PM
2:05 AM6:05 PM
JFK
Right windowseats J–K
BurgasBulgaria, below the plane
Mediterranean Sea , open water below
North Sea , open water below
North Atlantic , open water below
West IslipUnited States, below the plane, in the dark
Istanbul time in bold, as your phone keeps it in the air; New York time under it. Approximate: from the airline’s planned departure at 3:20 PM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
New YorkThursday evening
What’s the weather when you land?
ForecastAbout 37 °F, showers. Bring a warm coat.
37°FShowers at night
Bring a warm coat.
- Still dark when you landsun up 6:40 AM–4:40 PM
6:20 PM at the gate, New York time · JFK, Terminal 1
How busy is passport control when you land?
EstimatePassport control around 6:35 PM, quiet for the day.
Quietagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it around 6:35 PM, 15 min after the gate.
How do you get to the city center?
EstimateAbout the same by car or public transport.
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour.
Before you book
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