Turkish AirlinesTK89% on time
live
Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 89% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,808 km, an estimated 6 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and Istanbul. Updated 24 October 2026 at 13:13 UTC.
Today, NBO → IST
Sat 24 Oct · local times- 03:10 TK608Turkish Airlines Left 04:54 +104 Landed 11:20
- 09:46 TK6128Turkish Airlines Left 09:59 +13 ·
Checked NBO board 15:48 · IST board 16:13
NBO
Nairobi
busy · +20
IST
Istanbul
smooth · +0
4,808 km · ~6h 40m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
89% on time
of the last 9 operated NBO → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+10 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~6h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at NBO: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 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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How the Nairobi to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NBO 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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NBO to IST questions
Is NBO–IST running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from NBO to IST?
Great-circle distance is 4,808 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 369–442 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does NBO–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 NBO 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.
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