ABJ → ISTAbidjan to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Abidjan (ABJ) to Istanbul (IST): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,152 km, an estimated 7 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Abidjan and Istanbul. Updated 10 September 2026 at 06:03 UTC.

ABJ Abidjan tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
5,152 km · ~7h 06m est.
dep bank 23:25–23:555x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live ABJ and IST delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~7h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Turkish Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Turkish AirlinesTK

Flights TK556 23:25 Th Su · TK559 23:55 Mo We Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06TK556arrived−30
09-03TK556arrived+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABJAbidjan tracking Full ABJ delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 16 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IST: 10% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Abidjan to Istanbul route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABJ to IST flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABJ to IST questions

Is ABJ–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABJ–IST?

Operators schedule evening departures around 23:25 from ABJ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IST delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABJ to IST?

Great-circle distance is 5,152 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 394–472 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABJ–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.