IST → SGNIstanbul to Ho Chi Minh City

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,209 km, an estimated 11 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Ho Chi Minh City. Updated 28 October 2026 at 06:37 UTC.

IST Istanbul busy · +28
SGN Ho Chi Minh City tracking
8,209 km · ~11h 01m est.
dep bank 01:50–15:207x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
62 / 100

route health from live IST and SGN delay boards

0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~11h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesTK

Flights TK162 01:50 daily · TK250 15:20 Mo We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28TK162departed+0
10-28TK250departed+0
10-27TK162departed+0
10-26TK162departed+0
10-26TK250departed+0
10-25TK162departed+0
10-24TK162departed+0
10-23TK162departed+0
10-22TK162departed+10

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 +28 min busy 🌫 mostly cloudy · N 13 kt Full IST delay board →
SGNHo Chi Minh City tracking Full SGN delay board →

How the Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City route actually runs

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

Is IST–SGN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 62/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IST–SGN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:50 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SGN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IST to SGN?

Great-circle distance is 8,209 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 609–734 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–SGN fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 9 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.