BHX → ISTBirmingham to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Birmingham (BHX) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 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 15 September 2026 at 18:07 UTC.

BHX Birmingham tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
2,604 km · ~3h 50m est.
dep bank 16:00–23:357x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 operated BHX → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~3h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 AirlinesTK78% on time

Flights TK1968 16:00 daily · TK1970 23:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15TK1968arrived+0
09-15TK1970arrived+40
09-14TK1968arrived−25
09-14TK1970arrived+0
09-13TK1968arrived+0
09-13TK1970arrived−25
09-12TK1968arrived+65
09-12TK1970arrived+15
09-11TK1968arrived−25

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 16 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?

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.

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.