IST İstanbul Airport
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Istanbul Airportİstanbul Airport11:54·15°C·#194/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERIFR TREND 2H▲ +12 MIN
4.6%

Istanbul Airport (IST) airport tracked flights cancelled today

18 of 394 flights cancelled (4.6%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 25 min early. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.

Hour by hour
11:00today on time on time

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

Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 96% of the 318 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 25 min early. 18 of 394 tracked flights have been cancelled (4.6%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 1 November 2026 at 08:37 UTC.

Departures168 timed
On time93%157
Delayed7%11
typical now on schedule
Arrivals150 timed
On time94%141
Delayed6%9
typical now 25 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
10:30 12:30SU0813MRV Mineralnyye Vody · gate B12B+120 min
11:00 13:30IR0718IKA Tehran · gate B14+150 min
11:45TK0617CMN Casablanca · gate D12on time
11:45TK1467BCN Barcelona · gate B1Aon time
11:45TK1525DUS Düsseldorf · gate A1Don time
11:45TK1665HAM Hamburg · gate F7Bon time
11:45TK1789ARN Stockholm · gate F8Bon time
11:45TK1847ATH Athens · gate F1Bon time
00:55TK744LHE LahoreCancelled
01:00TU215TUN TunisCancelled
01:20TK750ISB AttockCancelled

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 ↗
11:15 12:25TK2453COV from Tarsus+70 min
11:45TK0134IAH from Houstonon time
11:45TK0721BOM from Mumbaion time
11:50TK0867AUH from Abu Dhabion time
11:55LO2301GDN from Gdańskon time
12:00TK1028SOF from Sofiaon time
02:00IA213BGW from BaghdadCancelled
05:25TK0147RUH from RiyadhCancelled
06:20TK151DMM from Ad DammamCancelled
Running late right now12 of 278 still on the board · 4.3%
+150
IR0718 → Tehran · dep 13:30
Flights this late at IST still cancel only 2.6% of the time.
+130
A46073 from Mineralnyye Vody · arr 14:25
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+120
SU0813 → Mineralnyye Vody · dep 12:30
A +120 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+75
A43070 → Krasnodar · dep 15:00
Board says +75. When this board first posts +60, the median flight departs +70.
In the air to ISTlive positions · 3-min feed
7aircraft inbound · next to land TK1942 from Brussels, lands ~11:57
TK1942Brussels
on final · ~11:57
SU2140Moscow
lands ~11:59
TK1830Paris
lands ~11:59
TK1988London
lands ~12:50

Positions as of 11:51 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
LHRLondon+55m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines+60m
Ahead14 of the 287 flights listed for the next 4 hours are already cancelled (4.9%).
Why9 kt E winds, Broken at 900 ft at IST right now (METAR).
Cancelled 4.6%18 of 394 A typical day here runs ~3.9%. Today is in line with normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌧️ low visibility No change in the current TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Istanbul Airport

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
  • 34% chance of thunder
  • 95% chance of rain
Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure is cancelled
6.0%usually 3.6%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.7%usually 3.3%

Weather behind it: 34% chance of thunder and 95% chance of rain at Istanbul

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 730 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 7th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+0
MON
+0
TUE
+3
WED
+0
THU
+1
FRI
+0
SAT
+1
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

Cancellation watch at IST. A typical departure is currently on schedule, up 12 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are 25 min early. Cancellations: 18 of 394 tracked flights (4.6%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 12:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds E-080 at 16kt gusting to 28kt.

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. 18 of 394 flights cancelled (4.6%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 25 min early. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below. 96% of the 318 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

Winds E-080 at 9kt, Vis 10km, Temp 15°C, Dew 14°C, Alt 1020 hPa, Broken layer at 900ft, Broken layer at 2200ft. 15°C. wind 9 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules IFR.

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 394 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 25 min early. 4.6% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for IST?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds Variable at 2kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1600ft, Broken layer at 2200ft.

Are there cancellations at IST today?

18 cancellations across 394 tracked flights today (4.6% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
IFRRight now instrument (IFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind80° 9 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling900 ft
Temp / dew15 / 14 °C
Pressure1020 hPa
LTFM 010750Z 08009KT 9999 BKN009 BKN022 15/14 Q1020 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 09008KT RWY34L 07010KT RWY16R 09008KT RWY36 09009KT 020V100 RWY18 09009KT
09:00MVFRWinds Variable at 2kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1600ft, Broken layer at 2200ft
12:00 to 15:00BECMGMVFRWinds E-080 at 16kt gusting to 28kt
09:00 to 13:00TEMPOMVFRLight Showers Rain, Broken layer at 1100ft, Few clouds at 1700ft (Cumulonimbus), Broken layer at 2200ft
18:00 to 22:00BECMGIFRWinds E-080 at 13kt, Broken layer at 700ft, Broken layer at 2200ft
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 10:50 local · 1h ago · delay window 11:37 local · How these are computed → methodology