IST İstanbul Airport
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Istanbul Airport (IST) airport departure delay right now

21 of the 211 flights listed for the next 4 hours are already cancelled (10.0%). Flights still operating: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below.

Hour by hour
08:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 78% of the 292 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals on schedule, across 4 flights tracked so far today. 4 of the 4 flights that have operated so far today were cancelled. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 17 October 2026 at 04:36 UTC.

Departures196 timed
On time74%146
Delayed26%50
typical now on schedule
Arrivals96 timed
On time74%71
Delayed26%25
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
07:15 09:00TK0413VKO Moscow · gate F15+105 min
07:20 09:20TK1271KRK Kraków · gate A1G+120 min
08:00 08:40TK1853BCN Barcelona · gate D10+40 min
08:00 08:45TK3197VKO Moscow · gate A1D+45 min
08:00 09:45TK6883VKO Moscow · gate A1F+105 min
08:05 08:35TK1831CDG Paris · gate F13+30 min
08:05 08:40TK6925VKO Moscow · gate A1B+35 min
08:25 09:55TK2606DIY Diyarbakır · gate G2B+90 min
01:05TK0419VKO MoscowCancelled
01:35TK0144RUH RiyadhCancelled
02:10RJ0861AMM AmmanCancelled

Boards at IST post conservatively today. The median flight leaves at or before the posted delay. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
08:35TK0339GYD from Bakuon time
08:50 09:40TK0373SKD from Samarkand+50 min
08:55TK0099MED from Medinaon time
08:55TK0349BSZ from Bishkekon time
09:00SHR5291IKA from Tehranon time
09:05 11:05TK0711ISB from Attock+120 min
00:35TK3178VKO from MoscowCancelled
00:45TK0217VKO from MoscowCancelled
00:55TK3014VKO from MoscowCancelled
Running late right now29 of 198 still on the board · 15%
+140
TK1823 → Paris · dep 12:30
Flights this late at IST still cancel only 2.8% of the time.
+120
TK1271 → Kraków · dep 09:20
A +120 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+120
TK0711 from Attock · arr 11:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~34 min.
+105
TK0413 → Moscow · dep 09:00
A +105 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to ISTlive positions · 3-min feed
3aircraft inbound · next to land TK1362 from Rome, lands ~10:02
TK1362Rome
lands ~10:02
TK1788Copenhagen
lands ~10:02
TK1950Amsterdam
~4h+ out

Positions as of 08:37 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
TUNTunis+80m
ALGAlgiers+65m
DIYDiyarbakır+60m
VKOMoscow+45m
BKKBangkok+20m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
AHAIR ALGERIE+33m
Why17 kt N winds, Broken at 2,800 ft. Conditions like these add about 2 pts of delay risk at IST in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 14–18 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 2nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+0
MON
+0
TUE
+3
WED
+0
THU
+1
FRI
+0
SAT
+0
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Monday (+0 min), heaviest on Wednesday (+3 min).

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Sample · what you getIST went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/istanbul-IST

Istanbul Airport airport delays today

Cancellations are stacking up for the next few hours at IST. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 4 of 4 tracked flights. Weather worsens around 14:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 18:00 (+1 min expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Other Istanbul airports: SAW · Nearby gateways: SAW AYT OTP SOF ATH SKP · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Istanbul Airport

Is Istanbul Airport (IST) delayed right now?

Cancellations are stacking up for the next few hours at IST. 21 of the 211 flights listed for the next 4 hours are already cancelled (10.0%). Flights still operating: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below. 78% of the 292 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Istanbul Airport (IST)?

Winds N-360 at 17kt, Vis 10km, Temp 12°C, Dew 10°C, Alt 1014 hPa, Vicinity Showers, Few clouds at 1800ft (Towering Cumulus), Broken layer at 2800ft, Broken layer at 9000ft. 12°C. wind 17 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from Istanbul Airport (IST)?

Over the last 90 days, Monday averaged the lightest departure delays (+0 min). Wednesday ran heaviest (+3 min).

How often are flights delayed at IST today?

We tracked 4 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule.

What is the TAF forecast for IST?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-020 at 15kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 3200ft, Broken layer at 9000ft.

Are there cancellations at IST today?

4 cancellations across 4 tracked flights today (— of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind360° 17 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling2,800 ft
Temp / dew12 / 10 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
WeatherVicinity Showers
LTFM 170450Z 36017KT 9999 VCSH FEW018TCU BKN028 BKN090 12/10 Q1014 NOSIG
03:00 to 08:00VFRWinds NNE-020 at 15kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 3200ft, Broken layer at 9000ft
03:00 to 07:00TEMPOIFRWinds E-100 at 15kt, Vis 2.8km, Showers Rain, Few clouds at 1800ft (Cumulonimbus), Broken layer at 2500ft
11:00 to 02:00BECMGVFRWinds N-350 at 22kt gusting to 33kt
14:00 to 18:00TEMPOIFRVis 4km, Showers Rain, Few clouds at 1800ft (Cumulonimbus), Broken layer at 2500ft
METAR 07:50 local · 52m ago · delay window 07:36 local · How these are computed → methodology