Flights TK3718 03:05 We · TK3708 03:30 We
Direct flights from Lesquin (LIL) to Istanbul (IST): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 2,222 km, an estimated 3 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Lesquin and Istanbul. Updated 30 October 2026 at 04:17 UTC.
route health from live LIL and IST delay boards
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Lesquin to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LIL 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Lesquin (LIL) to Istanbul (IST) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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LIL to IST questions
Is LIL–IST running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 42/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LIL to IST?
Great-circle distance is 2,222 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 187–220 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LIL–IST fly?
Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (wed). 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 LIL 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.