CIT → SAWShymkent to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Shymkent (CIT) to Istanbul (SAW): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 3,311 km, an estimated 4 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shymkent and Istanbul. Updated 6 September 2026 at 03:33 UTC.

CIT Shymkent tracking
SAW Istanbul tracking
3,311 km · ~4h 45m est.
departs 07:503x weekly
Tracking · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
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delay history for CIT → SAW is still building

Flight time~4h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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Pegasus 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
Pegasus AirlinesPC

Flights PC225 07:50 We Th Su

Airports right now

live boards
CITShymkent tracking Full CIT delay board →
SAWIstanbul tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · ENE 11 kt Full SAW delay board →

How the Shymkent to Istanbul route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CIT to SAW 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.

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CIT to SAW questions

How long is the flight from CIT to SAW?

Great-circle distance is 3,311 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 264–314 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CIT–SAW fly?

Pegasus Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, wed, thu). 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 CIT and arrival-side delay at SAW, 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.