KU157 Kuwait CityKWI · 09:50 IstanbulSAW · 13:50
KU157 by Kuwait Airways flies from Kuwait City (KWI) to Istanbul (SAW) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.
arrived at SAW · 51 min early
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at KWI and SAW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastKuwait City to Istanbul with Kuwait Airways · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.1%1.2× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.4%1.4× usual
Forecast weather: 31% chance of thunder at Kuwait City
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How KU157 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KU157 across the KWI and SAW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~10 min late. Based on 10 confirmed departures · 7/10 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KU157 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: 9K-APM, 9K-APH, 9K-AKN.
Board clocks recorded as KWI and SAW published them.
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