Direct flights from Taipei (TPE) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 73% of the last 11 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 35 minutes early. 1 of the 11 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 8,397 km, an estimated 11 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Taipei and Istanbul. Updated 26 October 2026 at 12:53 UTC.
Left TPE at 11:02, 47 min after its 10:15 slot.
Landing estimate from 40,997 tracked flights of 8 hours or longer that left 30 to 59 min late. The IST board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track TK125 →Checked TPE board 19:55 · IST board 15:49
of the last 11 operated TPE → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −35 min. 1 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at TPE: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 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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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TPE 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 — Taipei (TPE) to Istanbul (IST) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 09:35 and evening departures around 21:45 from TPE. 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.
Great-circle distance is 8,397 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 623–750 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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