IST → ALAIstanbul to Almaty

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Almaty (ALA): 30 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,921 km, an estimated 5 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Almaty. Updated 29 October 2026 at 13:37 UTC.

IST Istanbul busy · +15
ALA Almaty tracking
3,921 km · ~5h 32m est.
dep bank 00:50–21:2530x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 30x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100

route health from live IST and ALA delay boards

0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~5h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures30x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air AstanaTurkish Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air AstanaKC

Flights KC914 12:20 Tu Th · KC912 21:25 daily

Turkish AirlinesTK

Flights TK352 varies daily · TK450 17:30 daily · TK350 20:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29KC914departed+0
10-29TK350departed+0
10-29TK352departed+0
10-28KC912departed+0
10-28TK350departed+0
10-28TK352departed+15
10-28TK450departed+0
10-27KC914departed+15
10-27TK350departed+0
10-27TK352departed+0
10-26KC912departed+20
10-26TK350departed+15
10-26TK352departed+0
10-26TK450departed+0
10-25KC912departed+0
10-25TK350departed+0
10-25TK352departed+0
10-25TK450departed+0
10-24KC912departed+15
10-24TK350departed+0
10-24TK352departed+0
10-24TK450departed+0
10-23KC912departed+0
10-23TK350departed+0
10-23TK352departed+0
10-23TK450departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ISTIstanbul +15 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 15 kt Full IST delay board →
ALAAlmaty tracking Full ALA delay board →

How the Istanbul to Almaty route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to ALA 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.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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IST to ALA questions

Is IST–ALA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IST–ALA?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:30 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ALA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IST to ALA?

Great-circle distance is 3,921 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 307–366 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–ALA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 30 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.