IST → KIKIstanbul to Kirkuk

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Kirkuk (KIK): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,502 km, an estimated 2 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Kirkuk. Updated 16 October 2026 at 13:34 UTC.

IST Istanbul disrupted · +60
KIK Kirkuk tracking
1,502 km · ~2h 26m est.
departs 12:403x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
20 / 100

route health from live IST and KIK delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Iraqi Airways

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
Iraqi AirwaysIA

Flights IA252 12:40 Mo We Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16IA252departed+0
10-14IA252departed+0
10-13IA254cancelledCNX
10-12IA252departed+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 +60 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 8 kt Full IST delay board →
KIKKirkuk tracking Full KIK delay board →

How the Istanbul to Kirkuk route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to KIK 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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How we measure this →

IST to KIK questions

Is IST–KIK running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The departure side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 20/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from IST to KIK?

Great-circle distance is 1,502 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 136–159 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–KIK fly?

Iraqi Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, wed, fri). 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 KIK, 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.