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Direct flights from Xi'an (XIY) to Istanbul (IST): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 45 minutes early. 1 of the 2 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 6,812 km, an estimated 9 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Xi'an and Istanbul. Updated 3 November 2026 at 11:07 UTC.
XIY
Xi'an
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IST
Istanbul
busy · +20
6,812 km · ~9h 14m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100
route health from live XIY and IST delay boards
Median arrival delay is −45 min. 1 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−45 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~9h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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China Eastern 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
Conditions are tightest at IST: a 11% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Xi'an to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop XIY 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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Pro Flight Search: Xi'an (XIY) to Istanbul (IST) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/XIY-IST
XIY to IST questions
Is XIY–IST running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from XIY to IST?
Great-circle distance is 6,812 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 511–614 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does XIY–IST fly?
China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (tue). 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 XIY 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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