RO261TAROM · OTP → IST
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed TAROM

RO261 BucharestOTP · 08:35 IstanbulIST · 10:50

RO261 by TAROM flies from Bucharest (OTP) to Istanbul (IST) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowEn route to Istanbul · off blocks 08:35 · on schedule
En route

en route from OTP to IST

En routeRO261 · position estimated
OTPBucharestISTIstanbul
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:35.

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+10 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+0 gate · +10 arrival
11-06
+13 gate · +0 arrival
11-05
+0 gate · +0 arrival
11-04
+0 gate · +10 arrival
11-03
+0 gate · +10 arrival
11-02
+20 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival +10 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
OTPBucharestOn-time likelyOTP delay board →
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
OTP→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.8%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at OTP and IST 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Bucharest

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low−2°Clikely −3°C to −1°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Istanbul

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 8°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
M
T
W
T
F
S
S

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Bucharest to Istanbul flights today

same route · TAROM
RO263departs 15:50
RO265departs 19:55

If RO261 is cancelled, these are the other TAROM nonstop flights from Bucharest to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OTP local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How RO261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for RO261 across the OTP and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how RO261 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07OTP 08:35 (+0)IST 10:50 11:00 (+10)
11-06OTP 08:00 08:13 (+13)IST 10:50 (+0)
11-05OTP 08:35 (+0)IST 10:50 (+0)
11-04OTP 08:35 (+0)IST 10:50 11:00 (+10)
11-03OTP 08:35 (+0)IST 10:50 11:00 (+10)
11-02OTP IST 10:50 11:10 (+20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: YR-ATK.

Board clocks recorded as OTP and IST published them.

Planning around RO261? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search: RO261 Bucharest to Istanbul on-time performance, measured from the OTP and IST airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/RO261
How we measure this →