IST İstanbul Airport
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Istanbul Airportİstanbul Airport22:57·21°C·#226/327
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4.2%

Istanbul Airport (IST) airport tracked flights cancelled today

58 of 1,376 flights cancelled (4.2%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 20 min early.

Hour by hour
22:00today on time on time

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

Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 90% of the 562 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 20 min early, across 1,376 flights tracked so far today. 58 of 1,376 tracked flights have been cancelled (4.2%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 15 September 2026 at 19:07 UTC.

Departures314 timed
On time85%267
Delayed15%47
typical now on schedule
Arrivals248 timed
On time87%215
Delayed13%33
typical now 20 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
21:30 23:45RJ0164AMM Amman · gate D1+135 min
22:00 23:00NB0304BEN Benina · gate E2+60 min
22:00 00:15TBZ6604TBZ Tabriz+135 min
22:50KC0918NQZ Astana · gate C1on time
22:50TK2840TZX Trabzon · gate G2Bon time
22:55 23:55IV7903IKA Tehran · gate A1G+60 min
23:00J20078GYD Baku · gate D4on time
23:00TK2530BJV Bodrum · gate G5Aon time
03:30KU152KWI Kuwait CityCancelled
07:05TK1671CGN KölnCancelled
09:40H7422RMO ChişinăuCancelled

Boards at IST post conservatively today. The median flight leaves at or before the posted delay. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
22:30 23:00TK2251HTY from Antakya+30 min
22:55 23:40TK0016EZE from Buenos Aires+45 min
22:55 23:10TK1078TIA from Tirana+15 min
23:00TK2337ADB from Gaziemiron time
23:05TK1326BLQ from Bolognaon time
23:05 23:15TK1376PMO from Palermo+10 min
00:40TK2475COV from TarsusCancelled
02:15KU151KWI from Kuwait CityCancelled
05:30TK779BAH from ManamaCancelled
Running late right now14 of 70 still on the board · 20%
+150
IR0768 → Tehran · dep 01:50
Flights this late at IST still cancel only 2.1% of the time.
+135
RJ0164 → Amman · dep 23:45
A +135 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+135
TBZ6604 → Tabriz · dep 00:15
A +135 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+85
TK1664 from Hamburg · arr 00:30
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~29 min.
In the air to ISTlive positions · 3-min feed
14aircraft inbound · next to land TK1998 from London, lands ~22:59
TK1998London
on final · ~22:59
TK1786Copenhagen
lands ~23:03
TK1038Budapest
lands ~23:03
TK1064Ljubljana
lands ~23:03

Positions as of 22:55 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
KZNKazan+350m
IKATehran+98m
MRVMineralnyye Vody+50m
AMMAmman+25m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
DPPobeda Airlines+128m
AHAIR ALGERIE+50m
U6Ural Airlines+35m
KCAir Astana+15m
Why18 kt NE winds, Broken at 8,000 ft at IST right now (METAR).
Cancelled 4.2%58 of 1,376 A typical day here runs ~3.3%. Today is in line with normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ TAF hazard window The terminal forecast flags significant weather in the next few hours even though current rules are VFR. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 3rd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +0 min departures.

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

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

Cancellation watch at IST. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 20 min early. Cancellations: 58 of 1,376 tracked flights (4.2%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 23:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast may deteriorate to instrument conditions (IFR).

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?

Cancellation watch at IST. 58 of 1,376 flights cancelled (4.2%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 20 min early. 90% of the 562 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

Winds NE-050 at 18kt, Vis 10km, Temp 21°C, Dew 14°C, Alt 1018 hPa, Scattered clouds at 3000ft, Broken layer at 8000ft. 21°C. wind 18 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

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 (+0 min).

How often are flights delayed at IST today?

We tracked 1,376 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 20 min early. 4.2% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for IST?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NE-050 at 14kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft, Broken layer at 18000ft.

Are there cancellations at IST today?

58 cancellations across 1,376 tracked flights today (4.2% of operations).

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https://proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/istanbul-IST
How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind50° 18 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling8,000 ft
Temp / dew21 / 14 °C
Pressure1018 hPa
LTFM 151550Z 05018KT 9999 SCT030 BKN080 21/14 Q1018 NOSIG
15:00 to 19:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 14kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3000ft, Broken layer at 18000ft
15:00 to 18:00TEMPOMVFRLight Showers Rain, Broken layer at 2500ft, Broken layer at 8000ft
11:00 to 15:00TEMPOMVFRLight Showers Rain, Few clouds at 2200ft (Towering Cumulus), Broken layer at 2500ft
15:00 to 19:00TEMPOIFRVis 4km, Showers Rain, Few clouds at 2000ft (Towering Cumulus), Broken layer at 2500ft
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 18:50 local · 4h ago · delay window 22:07 local · How these are computed → methodology