CAI → ISTCairo to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST): 60 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 89% of the last 37 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 37 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,263 km, an estimated 2 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Istanbul. Updated 15 November 2026 at 09:56 UTC.

Today, CAI → IST

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 05:25 TK693Turkish Airlines Departed Landed 08:50
  2. 08:00 SM303Air Cairo Departed Landed 11:30 +15
  3. 09:30 MS737EgyptAir Sched 09:30Departure not confirmed by the board IST est. 13:15 +15sched 13:00
  4. 10:15 TK691Turkish Airlines Sched 10:15Departure not confirmed by the board IST est. 13:20sched 13:50

Checked CAI board 10:03 · IST board 12:56

CAI Cairo tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
1,263 km · ~2h 07m est.
dep bank 02:20–23:2060x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 60x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 37 tracked CAI → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 37 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 36 arrivals
Flight time~2h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures60x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled2.7%recent route rate · 1 of 37

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CairoEgyptAirTurkish 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
Air CairoSM100% on time

Flights SM303 08:00 daily

EgyptAirMS93% on time

Flights MS737 09:30 daily · MS735 14:20 daily · MS745 23:20 daily

Turkish AirlinesTK83% on time

Flights TK687 02:20 daily · TK693 05:25 daily · TK691 10:15 daily · TK755 15:30 Mo Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15SM303arrived+15
11-15TK693arrived+0
11-14MS735arrived+10
11-14MS737arrived+10
11-14MS745arrived−20
11-14SM303arrived+15
11-14TK687arrived+0
11-14TK691arrived+40
11-14TK693arrived+0
11-14TK695arrived+0
11-14TK755arrived+0
11-13MS735arrived+0
11-13MS737arrived+0
11-13MS745arrived+0
11-13SM303arrived+0
11-13TK687arrived+0
11-13TK691arrived+10
11-13TK6913arrived+30
11-13TK693cancelledCNX
11-12MS735arrived+0
11-12MS737arrived+25
11-12MS745arrived+0
11-12SM303arrived+0
11-12TK687arrived+10
11-12TK691arrived+0
11-12TK693arrived+0
11-12TK695arrived+0
11-12TK755arrived−30
11-11MS735arrived+0
11-11MS737arrived+0
11-11MS745arrived+0
11-11SM303arrived+0
11-11TK691arrived+0
11-11TK693arrived+0
11-10MS735arrived+0
11-10MS745arrived+0
11-10TK687arrived+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
CAICairo tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 10 kt Full CAI delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 15 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CAI: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairo to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is CAI–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CAI–IST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:20 and evening departures around 20:45 from CAI. 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 CAI to IST?

Great-circle distance is 1,263 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 119–138 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAI–IST fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 60 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.