PTY → ISTTocumen to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 35 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,819 km, an estimated 14 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and Istanbul. Updated 18 October 2026 at 14:28 UTC.

Today, PTY → IST

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 20:10 TK800Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate G139 · T1 ·

Checked PTY board 08:52 · IST board 17:28

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
10,819 km · ~14h 22m est.
dep bank 20:10–22:207x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PTY and IST delay boards

Median arrival delay is +35 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+35 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~14h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 AirlinesTK

Flights TK800 20:10 We Fr Su · TK900 20:10 Tu · TK801 20:15 Mo Th Sa · TK904 22:20 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16TK904dep +29 → arr+35
10-15TK801departed+0
10-15TK904arrived+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
PTYTocumen +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 6 kt Full PTY delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SW 18 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IST: 17% 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 →

How the Tocumen to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is PTY–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.

Morning or evening flight on PTY–IST?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:10 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IST delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to IST?

Great-circle distance is 10,819 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 794–957 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.