Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Tunis (TUN): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 63% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,670 km, an estimated 2 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Tunis. Updated 18 October 2026 at 06:05 UTC.
Left IST at 04:55, 20 min after its 04:35 slot.
Landing estimate from 235,986 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The TUN board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track TU217 →Checked IST board 09:05 · TUN board 06:18
of the last 8 operated IST → TUN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 8 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 TUN: 100% 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 IST to TUN 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 — Istanbul (IST) to Tunis (TUN) 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 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 and evening departures around 21:50 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TUN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 1,670 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–173 min gate-to-gate on this route.
3 carriers operate this route, around 39 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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