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Scan through all non-stop flights from Al Najaf to Istanbul. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from NJF to IST, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
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Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Al Najaf NJF to Istanbul IST, which is Turkish Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from NJF to IST are operated once a week. All flights depart at 05:25.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Al Najaf to Istanbul takes 3 hours and 15 minutes. The flight distance between Al Najaf and Istanbul is 1,076 miles (or 1,732 km).
There are 2 airports in Istanbul: Atatürk International Airport (Yesilköy) (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).
There is 1 flight per week flying from Al Najaf to Istanbul (as of April 2026).
3 hours and 15 minutes is the average flight time from Al Najaf to Istanbul.
The distance from Al Najaf to Istanbul is 1,076 miles (1,732 kilometers).
Turkish Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Al Najaf to Istanbul.
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Al Najaf to Istanbul.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Al Najaf to Istanbul:
The earliest flight departs at 05:25 from Al Najaf and arrives at 08:40 at Istanbul.
The latest flight departs at 05:25 from Al Najaf and arrives at 08:40 at Istanbul.
1,076 miles (1,732 km) · 3h 15m
05:25
08:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 797
Turkish Airlines
Airbus A321neo
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05:25
08:40
Turkish Airlines
Star Alliance
TK 797
Turkish Airlines
Boeing 737-900 (winglets)
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F
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