MEX → ISTMexico City to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Mexico City (MEX) to Istanbul (IST): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,389 km, an estimated 15 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Mexico City and Istanbul. Updated 2 November 2026 at 05:34 UTC.

MEX Mexico City tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
11,389 km · ~15h 06m est.
dep bank 09:20–09:208x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 8x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked MEX → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~15h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Turkish AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK181 varies Mo Th Sa · TK182 varies Tu · TK184 varies Mo We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31TK181arrived−20
10-30TK184arrived+0
10-29TK181arrived−20
10-28TK184arrived+0
10-27TK182arrived−50
10-26TK181arrived+0
10-26TK184arrived−45

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
MEXMexico City tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · WNW 7 kt Full MEX delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 5 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IST: a 15% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Mexico City to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is MEX–IST running on time right now?

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.

How long is the flight from MEX to IST?

Great-circle distance is 11,389 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 834–1006 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEX–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (daily). 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 MEX 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.