What Are Turkish Airlines’ Longest Routes?

Summary

• The longest route is Istanbul to Mexico City at 7088 miles with 47 operations and 14,100 total seats.
• The route from Los Angeles to Istanbul has the highest ASM and 120 operations with close to 40,000 seats.
• Routes over 6000 miles include Istanbul to Cancun, Bali, Houston, and Dallas with over 6000 available seats each.

Turkish Airlines, one of the finest in the business, has been in the aviation sector for nine decades now. The airline has a workforce of more than 29,000 individuals and operates a fleet of 363 passenger aircraft that fly to 272 destinations. The principal hub in Turkey is Istanbul Airport (IST), which is the busiest airport in the country. Almost all the longest flights (by distance) that the airline serves either take off from or land in this second-busiest airport in Europe. But what exactly are the longest travel routes of Turkish Airlines? Let’s find out.

The only route followed by Turkish Airlines which covers more than 7000 miles

Turkish Airlines’ route that connects Istanbul and Mexico City is the longest route followed by this airline as it covers a total distance of 7088 miles. The airline carries 47 operations as it heads off from Istanbul Airport and lands at Mexico City International Airport.

In June 2024, Turkish Airlines will carry out 47 operations between IST and MEX. There are a total of 14,100 seats available while the total seats per departure is 300. The total available seats per mile is 99,940,800, which is the third-highest ASM on the top routes operated by this airline based in Turkey. Turkish Airlines operates the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its longest route.

Turkish Airlines has 5 routes that range from 6500 to 7000 miles

The second and third-longest route served by Turkish Airlines involves flights from and to Los Angeles International Airport. These flights also have the second-highest seats per departure, i.e., 329.6. This route has the highest available seats per mile (ASM) of the longest routes served by this airline at 135,087,180. In June, a total of 120 operations will take place between LAX and IST- the highest number of operations on Turkish Airlines’ longest routes. There are a total of close to 40,000 seats for passengers wishing to take the route between Los Angeles and Istanbul.

Turkish Airlines will only have 14 operations from Istanbul to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama. This is in stark contrast to 44 operations from PTY to Istanbul. This route has the lowest ASMs of Turkish’s ten-longest routes. With only 4200 seats for the month of June, the IST-PTY route also has the lowest number of seats and the lowest number of seats per departure.

On the other hand, 15,463 seats are available on the flight between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) and Istanbul. This is the highest number of available seats on the list of Turkish Airlines’ longes routes. GRU-TST also has the highest number of seats per departure, i.e., 329 and the second-highest ASMs on the longest routes of Turkish Airlines.

And there are quite a few routes that are more than 6000–6500 miles

The longest route traveled by Turkish Airlines in the range of 6000–6500 miles is from Cancun International Airport (CAN) to Istanbul Airport (IST). Much like the operations between GRU to IST, there will be 47 operations from CUN to IST. The flight from CAN to IST has 300 seats per departure and the available seats per mile (ASM) count is 91,551,300. All in all, passengers have a total of 14,100 seats available.

Bali is the only place in Asia which features on Turkish Airlines’ longest routes. There are 42 operations between Bali and Istanbul in June 2024. The passengers traveling from Bali to Istanbul will have 6909 seats available with available seats per mile (ASM) of 44,431,779. A flight along this route will have 329 seats per departure.

There are a number of airports/ cities in the US which feature in the list of the longest routes of Turkish Airlines. Two airports in Texas make it to the list – one of them is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and the other is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. There are 84 operations between Istanbul and Houston in June, while 60 operations between Istanbul and Dallas.

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  Turkish Airlines

  IATA/ICAO Code:

  TK/THY

  Airline Type:

  Full Service Carrier

  Hub(s):

  Istanbul Airport

  Year Founded:

  1933

  Alliance:

  Star Alliance

  CEO:

  Bilal Ekşi

  Country:

  Turkey