CPT → ISTCape Town to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Istanbul (IST): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 60 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,431 km, an estimated 11 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Istanbul. Updated 1 November 2026 at 14:19 UTC.

Today, CPT → IST

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 00:55 TK47Turkish Airlines Left 00:59 Landed 12:05 −65
  2. 17:15 TK45Turkish On schedule ·

Checked CPT board 15:54 · IST board 17:19

CPT Cape Town smooth · +14
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
8,431 km · ~11h 19m est.
dep bank 00:55–17:1512x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 11 tracked CPT → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −60 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−60 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~11h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK47 00:55 Mo Tu We Sa Su · TK45 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01TK47dep +4 → arr−65
10-31TK45dep +7 → arr−60
10-30TK45dep +31 → arr−30
10-29TK45dep −3 → arr−60
10-28TK45dep +7 → arr−50
10-28TK47dep +3 → arr−60
10-27TK45dep +14 → arr−45
10-27TK47dep −8 → arr−75
10-26TK45dep −1 → arr−65
10-25TK45dep +3 → arr−50
10-24TK45arrived−45

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
CPTCape Town +14 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 22 kt Full CPT delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · ENE 14 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CPT: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cape Town to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is CPT–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CPT to IST?

Great-circle distance is 8,431 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 625–753 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CPT–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 12 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 CPT 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.