KSY → ISTKars to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Kars (KSY) to Istanbul (IST): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,208 km, an estimated 2 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kars and Istanbul. Updated 21 October 2026 at 15:46 UTC.

Today, KSY → IST

Wed 21 Oct · local times
  1. · TK2715Turkish Airlines Departed Landed 13:10 −30

Checked IST board 01:27

KSY Kars tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +10
1,208 km · ~2h 03m est.
dep bank 13:40–18:006x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 operated KSY → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~2h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 AirlinesTK86% on time

Flights TK2715 13:40 Mo We Fr Su · TK2717 18:00 Tu Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21TK2715arrived−30
10-20TK2717arrived+0
10-19TK2715arrived+0
10-18TK2715arrived+0
10-18TK2717arrived−25
10-17TK2717arrived−20
10-16TK2715arrived+35

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
KSYKars tracking Full KSY delay board →
ISTIstanbul +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 5 kt Full IST delay board →

How the Kars to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is KSY–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from KSY to IST?

Great-circle distance is 1,208 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 115–134 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does KSY–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, fri, sat). 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 KSY and arrival-side delay at IST, 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.