MS738EgyptAir · IST → CAI
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed EgyptAir

MS738 IstanbulIST · 14:00 CairoCAI · 15:20

MS738 by EgyptAir flies from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo (CAI) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowExpected in Cairo · today
15:20

arrival expected at CAI · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+0 gate
11-03
+0 gate
11-02
+0 gate
11-01
+0 gate
10-31
+0 gate
10-30
+0 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
CAICairoHigh riskCAI delay board →
IST→CAIevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
-1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by IST (Istanbul), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Istanbul

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 13°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 86% chance of rain

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

Tomorrow at Cairo

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 25°C to 27°C
Low19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C

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

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Istanbul to Cairo flights today

same route · EgyptAir
MS746departs 03:50
MS736departs 18:50

If MS738 is cancelled, these are the other EgyptAir nonstop flights from Istanbul to Cairo on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IST local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How MS738 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MS738 across the IST and CAI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 6 confirmed departures · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MS738 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04IST 14:00 (+0)CAI 15:20
11-03IST 14:00 (+0)CAI
11-02IST 14:00 (+0)CAI 15:20
11-01IST 14:00 (+0)CAI 15:20
10-31IST 14:00 (+0)CAI 15:20
10-30IST 14:00 (+0)CAI

Aircraft

Recent tails: SU-GFO, SU-GCZ.

Board clocks recorded as IST and CAI published them.

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