# Distance from Hooker Creek Airport (HOK) to Istanbul (IST)

> 12,317 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,317 km / 7,653 mi / 6,650 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 03:46 in Hooker Creek Airport, it's 21:16 in Istanbul)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (IST is higher than HOK)

## Airports

### [Hooker Creek Airport (HOK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hok-hooker-creek-airport/1ef266e0-0e1c-60aa-ab8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hooker Creek Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YHOO
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -18.340000, 130.640000
- Elevation: 320 ft

### [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Istanbul, Turkey
- ICAO: LTFM
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.280000, 28.750000
- Elevation: 325 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:46 in Hooker Creek Airport, it's 21:16 in Istanbul.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hooker Creek Airport (HOK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hok-hooker-creek-airport/1ef266e0-0e1c-60aa-ab8c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)
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