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Istanbul Airport (IST) departures today

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Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 84% of the 599 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule, across 386 flights tracked so far today. 49 of 386 tracked flights have been cancelled (13%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 68 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Tehran (IKA), with 15 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 6 September 2026 at 20:07 UTC.

DEPARTURES WATCH
on schedule

typical departure delay right now

52 of 1,574 flights cancelled (3.3%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule.

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JUST DEPARTEDNB0304 to BEN Benina · +40 min

Live departures board

est. departure
23:0522:50 F30808to JED Jeddah +15 min
Scheduled22:50Estimated23:05GateB9B
Running +15 min against the 22:50 schedule on the current board.
23:1022:50 TK2840to TZX Trabzon +20 min
Scheduled22:50Estimated23:10GateG1H
Running +20 min against the 22:50 schedule on the current board.
23:20 IR0768to IKA Tehran on time
Scheduled23:20Estimated23:20GateB16
Running to plan on the current board.
23:3022:55 IV7903to IKA Tehran +35 min
Scheduled22:55Estimated23:30GateB8B
Running +35 min against the 22:55 schedule on the current board.
23:3023:15 RO0266to OTP Bucharest +15 min
Scheduled23:15Estimated23:30GateA1F
Running +15 min against the 23:15 schedule on the current board.
23:30 EK0118to DXB Dubai on time
Scheduled23:30Estimated23:30GateB1
Running to plan on the current board.
— QB2214to IKA Tehran cancelled
Scheduled23:30Estimated—
Cancelled on the board.
23:40 SU0813to MRV Mineralnyye Vody on time
Scheduled23:40Estimated23:40GateB6A
Running to plan on the current board.
23:40 SU2135to SVO Moscow on time
Scheduled23:40Estimated23:40GateB7B
Running to plan on the current board.
23:44NOW
23:50 TBZ6620to IKA Tehran on time
Scheduled23:50Estimated23:50GateB5A
Running to plan on the current board.
23:5523:30 VRH6847to IKA Tehran +25 min
Scheduled23:30Estimated23:55GateB3A
Board says +25. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +30.
— IRZ8257to IKA Tehran cancelled
Scheduled23:55Estimated—
Cancelled on the board.
23:55 RQ9012to MZR Mazar-i-Sharif on time
Scheduled23:55Estimated23:55GateB7A
Running to plan on the current board.
23:55 TK2188to ESB Ankara on time
Scheduled23:55Estimated23:55GateG2A
Running to plan on the current board.
23:55 TK2348to ADB Gaziemir on time
Scheduled23:55Estimated23:55GateG5B
Running to plan on the current board.
23:55 TK2438to AYT Antalya on time
Scheduled23:55Estimated23:55GateG11A
Running to plan on the current board.
23:55 TK2476to COV Tarsus on time
Scheduled23:55Estimated23:55GateG4B
Running to plan on the current board.
00:0523:30 PC3305to ADB Gaziemir +35 min
Scheduled23:30Estimated00:05GateG7B
Running +35 min against the 23:30 schedule on the current board.

Board fetched 37m ago · how we report

0departed
last hour
8departing
next hour
6delayed
15+ min
49cancelled
on board

Runway demand · next 3 h

23:4401:1402:39

Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.

Trouble downstream

next 2½ h destinations
IKATehran1 outboundno dataMZRMazar-i-Sharif1 outboundno dataESBAnkara1 outboundno dataADBGaziemir1 outboundno data

Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.

Where Istanbul Airport (IST) departures fly

IKATehran15 flights
JEDJeddah11 flights
AYTAntalya9 flights
ADBGaziemir8 flights
KWIKuwait City7 flights
AMMAmman7 flights
ESBAnkara7 flights
ECNTymbou7 flights

Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 199 airports are served in this departures window.

Busiest departure hours at Istanbul Airport (IST)

00:0012:0023:00

The busiest departure hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 68 flights scheduled to leave.

When this board says…

posted +15
+15
posted +30
+30
posted +45
+45
posted +60
+68
board's first estimatemedian actual

Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

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Istanbul Airport (IST) departures: common questions

How delayed are Istanbul Airport (IST) departures right now?

Istanbul Airport (IST) delays today: 84% of the 599 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule, across 386 flights tracked so far today. 49 of 386 tracked flights have been cancelled (13%).

How many flights are cancelled at Istanbul Airport (IST) today?

49 of the 386 flights currently on the board are cancelled.

What is the busiest departure hour at Istanbul Airport (IST)?

The busiest departure hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 68 flights scheduled to leave.

Where do Istanbul Airport (IST) departures fly?

The busiest destinations on the current board are Tehran (IKA), Jeddah (JED), Antalya (AYT), Gaziemir (ADB), Kuwait City (KWI). In total 199 airports are served in this window.