IST İstanbul Airport
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Istanbul Airportİstanbul Airport19:35·23°C·#203/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +25 MIN
3.1%

Istanbul Airport (IST) airport tracked flights cancelled today

39 of 1,248 flights cancelled (3.1%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 22 min early.

Hour by hour
19:00today on time on time

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

Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 91% of the 447 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 22 min early, across 1,248 flights tracked so far today. 39 of 1,248 tracked flights have been cancelled (3.1%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 8 September 2026 at 16:07 UTC.

Departures323 timed
On time88%283
Delayed12%40
typical now on schedule
Arrivals124 timed
On time94%117
Delayed6%7
typical now 22 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:45 19:30IR3500MHD Mashhad · gate D7+45 min
19:20 19:40TK2442AYT Antalya · gate G8A+20 min
19:30PC1984ECN Tymbou · gate A6Aon time
19:30SV0268RUH Riyadh · gate B6Bon time
19:30 20:10TBN7274IKA Tehran · gate B9A+40 min
19:30TK0399LED St. Petersburg · gate A1Bon time
19:30TK2610DIY Diyarbakır · gate G8Bon time
19:30 20:30TK6926CGK Jakarta · gate B15+60 min
02:00TK770KWI Kuwait CityCancelled
02:00TK2572DLM DalamanCancelled
03:30KU152KWI Kuwait CityCancelled

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 ↗
19:35TK2695MSR from Muşon time
19:45TK2087NAV from Nevşehiron time
19:45TK2563DLM from Dalamanon time
19:50TK2019ASR from Kayserion time
19:50TK2751VAN from Vanon time
19:55TK2517BJV from Bodrumon time
00:40TK2475COV from TarsusCancelled
02:15KU151KWI from Kuwait CityCancelled
03:40SK831CPH from CopenhagenCancelled
Running late right now10 of 174 still on the board · 5.7%
+345
FG0719 from Kabul · arr 04:00
Flights this late at IST still cancel only 1.9% of the time.
+130
TK1915 → Manchester · dep 21:50
A +130 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+115
W95730 → London · dep 22:10
A +115 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+60
TK6926 → Jakarta · dep 20:30
Board says +60. When this board first posts +60, the median flight departs +70.
In the air to ISTlive positions · 3-min feed
3aircraft inbound · next to land TK2427 from Antalya, lands ~19:57
TK2427Antalya
lands ~19:57
RQ9011Mazar-i-Sharif
lands ~21:54
TK1306Málaga
lands ~22:30

Positions as of 19:31 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Ahead19 of the 183 flights listed for the next 4 hours are already cancelled (10%).
Why17 kt ENE winds, Scattered. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at IST in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 3.1%39 of 1,248 A typical day here runs ~3.4%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
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
+0
WED
+0
THU
+0
FRI
+0
SAT
+0
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, up 25 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are 22 min early. Cancellations: 39 of 1,248 tracked flights (3.1%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (on time expected).

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. 39 of 1,248 flights cancelled (3.1%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 22 min early. 91% of the 447 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

Winds ENE-070 at 17kt, Vis 10km, Temp 23°C, Dew 13°C, Alt 1018 hPa, Scattered clouds at 3500ft. 23°C. wind 17 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 1,248 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 22 min early. 3.1% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for IST?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds ENE-060 at 17kt gusting to 27kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3500ft.

Are there cancellations at IST today?

39 cancellations across 1,248 tracked flights today (3.1% 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). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind70° 17 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew23 / 13 °C
Pressure1018 hPa
LTFM 081550Z 07017KT 9999 SCT035 23/13 Q1018 NOSIG
15:00 to 20:00VFRWinds ENE-060 at 17kt gusting to 27kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 3500ft
23:00 to 08:00BECMGVFRWinds ENE-070 at 12kt
11:00 to 21:00BECMGVFRWinds ENE-060 at 17kt gusting to 27kt
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 18:50 local · 45m ago · delay window 19:07 local · How these are computed → methodology