Left CPH at 14:25, 20 min after its 14:05 slot.
- Landing
- 19:40IST board estimate · sched 19:30
Direct flights from Copenhagen (CPH) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 2 of the 7 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,978 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Copenhagen and Istanbul. Updated 28 October 2026 at 14:37 UTC.
Left CPH at 14:25, 20 min after its 14:05 slot.
Checked CPH board 15:37 · IST board 17:21
of the last 7 operated CPH → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 2 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at CPH: 28% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPH to IST flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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Pro Flight Search — Copenhagen (CPH) to Istanbul (IST) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 19:15 from CPH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IST delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 1,978 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.