China Southern AirlinesCZ
Flights CZ6035 varies Tu Th Sa
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Direct flights from Ürümqi (URC) to Istanbul (IST): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 30 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,713 km, an estimated 6 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ürümqi and Istanbul. Updated 1 November 2026 at 02:40 UTC.
URC
Ürümqi
tracking
IST
Istanbul
busy · +15
4,713 km · ~6h 33m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100
route health from live URC and IST delay boards
Median arrival delay is −30 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−30 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~6h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
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
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How the Ürümqi to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop URC 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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URC to IST questions
Is URC–IST running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from URC to IST?
Great-circle distance is 4,713 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 363–434 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does URC–IST fly?
China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). 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 URC 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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