BHX → ISTBirmingham to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Birmingham (BHX) to Istanbul (IST): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 93% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 30 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,604 km, an estimated 3 hours 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Birmingham and Istanbul. Updated 2 November 2026 at 22:37 UTC.

Today, BHX → IST

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. · TK1968Turkish Airlines Departed Landed 18:30 +20
  2. · TK1970Turkish Airlines Departed Landed 23:20 −35

Checked IST board 01:37

BHX Birmingham tracking
IST Istanbul busy · +15
2,604 km · ~3h 50m est.
dep bank 18:10–23:5514x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 14 tracked BHX → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −30 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−30 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~3h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Turkish AirlinesTK93% on time

Flights TK1968 varies daily · TK1970 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02TK1968arrived+20
11-02TK1970arrived−35
11-01TK1968arrived−25
11-01TK1970arrived−20
10-31TK1968arrived−25
10-31TK1970arrived−35
10-30TK1968arrived+0
10-30TK1970arrived−30
10-29TK1970arrived−35
10-28TK1968arrived−30
10-27TK1968arrived−20
10-27TK1970arrived−35
10-26TK1968arrived−45
10-26TK1970arrived−40

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
BHXBirmingham tracking Full BHX delay board →
ISTIstanbul +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 6 kt Full IST delay board →

How the Birmingham to Istanbul route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BHX 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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BHX to IST questions

Is BHX–IST running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from BHX to IST?

Great-circle distance is 2,604 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 214–253 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BHX–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at BHX and arrival-side delay at IST, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.