Skift Take

This latest long-haul announcement reaffirms the incredible rise of Denver as a global aviation hub.

Travelers from the Mile High City will be clocking up the miles with Denver’s newest long-haul service. 

On Thursday, it was confirmed that the Colorado capital will have a new longest route - and it’s a biggie. Starting June 11, Turkish Airlines will fly from its Istanbul home and hub to Denver. 

The point-to-point distance between the two cities is more than 5,300 nautical miles. Flight times will be up to 12.5 hours and see the aircraft typically track north towards Canada’s Hudson Bay, over Greenland and Iceland, before flying south through Sc