IST → HAMIstanbul to Hamburg

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Hamburg (HAM): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,958 km, an estimated 3 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Hamburg. Updated 31 October 2026 at 15:39 UTC.

Today, IST → HAM

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 11:45 TK1665Turkish Airlines Left 11:45 Landed 12:58 −7
  2. 16:00 TK1663Turkish Airlines Left 16:00 HAM est. 17:18In the air · sched 17:20
  3. 20:50 TK1667Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate F6A HAM 22:05scheduled
  4. · TK1661Turkish Airlines Departed Landed 09:34 −1

Checked IST board 18:39 · HAM board 16:22

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
HAM Hamburg smooth · +4
1,958 km · ~3h 01m est.
dep bank 08:20–19:1035x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 35x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 12 tracked IST → HAM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~3h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Turkish 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
Turkish AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK1661 varies daily · TK1669 09:55 daily · TK1665 varies daily · TK1663 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31TK1661arrived−1
10-31TK1663departed+0
10-31TK1665dep +0 → arr−7
10-30TK1661arrived+3
10-30TK1663arrived−2
10-30TK1665arrived−22
10-30TK1667arrived−8
10-29TK1661arrived−27
10-29TK1663arrived−15
10-29TK1665arrived−18
10-29TK1667arrived−2
10-28TK1663arrived−25
10-28TK1667arrived−16

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 +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 8 kt Full IST delay board →
HAMHamburg +4 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NW 4 kt Full HAM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HAM: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to Hamburg route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to HAM 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 HAM questions

Is IST–HAM running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at HAM is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from IST to HAM?

Great-circle distance is 1,958 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 168–198 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–HAM fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at IST and arrival-side delay at HAM, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.