Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 93% of the 533 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule. 35 of 894 tracked flights have been cancelled (3.9%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 15:00 local, with 51 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Tehran (IKA), with 19 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 1 November 2026 at 14:19 UTC.
typical departure right now
35 of 894 flights cancelled (3.9%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals 25 min early. Weather risk is also high; check the current conditions and forecast below.
Board fetched 1h ago · how we report
Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 227 airports are served in this departures window.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 15:00 local, with 51 flights scheduled to leave.
Mon 2 Nov, local date
Weather behind it: 91% 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.
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Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 93% of the 533 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule. 35 of 894 tracked flights have been cancelled (3.9%).
35 of the 894 flights tracked so far today have been cancelled.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 15:00 local, with 51 flights scheduled to leave.
The busiest destinations on the current board are Tehran (IKA), Tymbou (ECN), Ankara (ESB), Riyadh (RUH), Antalya (AYT). In total 227 airports are served in this window.
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