Yes, you can fly to istanbul from New York JFK and Chicago non-stop by Turkish Airlines and Delta Airlines. It takes almost 10 hours. In october 2008, Washington DC-Istanbul flights will be available by Turkish Airlines, too.
You can also fly with with a layover in almost any European country. British Airways is one of my favorites, and it cuts your travel in pieces.
It takes 16 hours to fly from Phoenix to Istanbul.
Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
It depend where your flying from: London=90mins Istanbul=3hrs New York=10hrs
4 hours.
3h 50 minutes
It takes 13 hours 20 minutes to fly from Istanbul to Cape Town.
about 1.5 and 2 hours.
about 2 hours
2 hours and 55 minutes.
roughly 11 hours
8 hours 43 minutes
5 AND A HALF HOURS