IST İstanbul Airport
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OPSDISRUPTED WEATHERMVFR TREND 2H▲ +52 MIN
9.6%

Istanbul Airport (IST) airport tracked flights cancelled today

57 of 595 flights cancelled (9.6%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below.

Hour by hour
12:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 81% of the 439 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals on schedule, across 595 flights tracked so far today. 57 of 595 tracked flights have been cancelled (9.6%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 16 October 2026 at 09:41 UTC.

Departures240 timed
On time73%174
Delayed27%66
typical now on schedule
Arrivals199 timed
On time83%165
Delayed17%34
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
09:00 13:30SU2139SVO Moscow · gate A8B+270 min
10:35 13:00KM0785MLA Valletta · gate B6B+145 min
11:00 15:00IR0718IKA Tehran · gate B17+240 min
12:00 13:00BJ0691TUN Tunis · gate A1F+60 min
12:00 13:00TK3156VKO Moscow · gate B1B+60 min
12:00 13:00TK6917VKO Moscow · gate F12B+60 min
12:15 13:20TK2632MLX Malatya · gate G3A+65 min
12:15 13:30TK6906VKO Moscow · gate F8B+75 min
00:30CZ8090CAN GuangzhouCancelled
00:40TK718KHI KarachiCancelled
00:50RJ873ADJ AmmanCancelled

Posted times are still moving today. Treat the latest board time as provisional and confirm with your airline.

Arrivalsfull board ↗
11:50 14:05SU0630SVX from Yekaterinburg+135 min
12:15 12:55TK2013ASR from Kayseri+40 min
12:30 13:15TK2459COV from Tarsus+45 min
12:30 12:50TK2849OGU from Ordu+20 min
12:35 13:20TK0691CAI from Cairo+45 min
12:45 13:05IR3501MHD from Mashhad+20 min
01:05TK2185ESB from AnkaraCancelled
01:10TK3036AYT from AntalyaCancelled
01:30FQ750MJI from TripoliCancelled
Running late right now74 of 335 still on the board · 22%
+270
SU2139 → Moscow · dep 13:30
A +270 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+260
DP0770 → Krasnodar · dep 16:55
A +260 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+240
IR0718 → Tehran · dep 15:00
A +240 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+145
KM0785 → Valletta · dep 13:00
A +145 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to ISTlive positions · 3-min feed
7aircraft inbound · next to land IR3501 from Mashhad, lands ~13:03
IR3501Mashhad
lands ~13:03
TK1374Palermo
lands ~13:10
TK1884Vienna
lands ~13:46
TK1722Berlin
lands ~14:08

Positions as of 12:51 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
MLAValletta+120m
VKOMoscow+60m
TUNTunis+40m
CAICairo+28m
ALGAlgiers+25m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
IRIran Air+145m
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines+135m
Ahead13 of the 317 flights listed for the next 4 hours are already cancelled (4.1%).
Why10 kt N winds, Broken at 2,500 ft. Conditions like these add about 2 pts of delay risk at IST in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 9.6%57 of 595 Measured on flights whose scheduled time has already passed today. This is not a normal day here. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 12–22 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window.
Last 30 days

Today is the 2nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+0
MON
+0
TUE
+3
WED
+0
THU
+0
FRI
+0
SAT
+0
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Monday (+0 min), heaviest on Wednesday (+3 min).

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Sample · what you getIST went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/istanbul-IST

Istanbul Airport airport delays today

Cancellations are elevated at IST. A typical departure is currently on schedule, up 52 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 57 of 595 tracked flights (9.6%). Weather worsens around 12:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 14:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds.

Other Istanbul airports: SAW · Nearby gateways: SAW AYT OTP SOF ATH SKP · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Istanbul Airport

Is Istanbul Airport (IST) delayed right now?

Cancellations are elevated at IST. 57 of 595 flights cancelled (9.6%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below. 81% of the 439 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Istanbul Airport (IST)?

Winds N-010 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Alt 1018 hPa, Light Showers Rain, Few clouds at 1800ft (Towering Cumulus), Broken layer at 2500ft, Broken layer at 8000ft. wind 10 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from Istanbul Airport (IST)?

Over the last 90 days, Monday averaged the lightest departure delays (+0 min). Wednesday ran heaviest (+3 min).

How often are flights delayed at IST today?

We tracked 595 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule. 9.6% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for IST?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WNW-300 at 9kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 3200ft, Broken layer at 9000ft.

Are there cancellations at IST today?

57 cancellations across 595 tracked flights today (9.6% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind10° 10 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling2,500 ft
Pressure1018 hPa
WeatherLight Showers Rain
LTFM 160850Z 01010KT 9999 -SHRA FEW018TCU BKN025 BKN080 ///// Q1018 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 03013KT RWY34L 01013KT RWY16R 03011KT RWY36 02015KT RWY18 03014KT
09:00VFRWinds WNW-300 at 9kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 3200ft, Broken layer at 9000ft
12:00 to 19:00BECMGMVFRWinds N-360 at 15kt, Broken layer at 2500ft, Broken layer at 8000ft
10:00 to 14:00TEMPOIFRWinds N-350 at 18kt gusting to 28kt, Vis 3.2km, Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1200ft, Few clouds at 1800ft (Cumulonimbus), Broken layer at 2200ft
15:00 to 19:00TEMPOIFRVis 4km, Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1400ft, Few clouds at 1800ft (Cumulonimbus), Broken layer at 2200ft
Dep index
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METAR 11:50 local · 1h ago · delay window 12:41 local · How these are computed → methodology