FRA → ISTFrankfurt am Main to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Istanbul (IST): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 45 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,837 km, an estimated 2 hours 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Istanbul. Updated 23 October 2026 at 08:31 UTC.

Today, FRA → IST

Fri 23 Oct · local times
TK1588Turkish Airlines20 min late

The FRA board at 10:31 shows departure at 10:55 instead of 10:35, gate C (T1).

Likely landing
about 14:40middle half 14:30 to 14:47 · sched 14:45
Later cancelled
0.1%of 4,124 past Turkish Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
LH1300 12:50Lufthansa · then TK1592 15:05, LH1304 17:30

Landing estimate from 243,907 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The IST board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track TK1588 →
LH1298LufthansaIn the air, 20 min late

Left FRA at 09:15, 20 min after its 08:55 slot.

Track LH1298 →
  1. 06:50 TK1598Turkish Airlines Left 06:40 Landed 10:20 −40
  2. 08:55 LH1298Lufthansa Left 09:15 +20 ·
  3. 10:35 TK1588Turkish Airlines Est. 10:55 +20Gate C · T1 IST about 14:40sched 14:45
  4. 12:50 LH1300Lufthansa On scheduleGate AB · T1 ·
  5. 15:05 TK1592Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate C · T1 ·
  6. 17:30 LH1304Lufthansa On scheduleGate AB · T1 ·
  7. 19:00 TK1594Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate C · T1 ·

Checked FRA board 10:31 · IST board 11:20

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +15
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
1,837 km · ~2h 51m est.
dep bank 06:50–19:0014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live FRA and IST delay boards

Median arrival delay is +45 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+45 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
LufthansaTurkish 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 AirlinesTK

Flights TK1598 06:50 daily · TK1588 11:30 daily · TK1592 15:05 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · TK1594 19:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23LH1298departed+20
10-23TK1598dep −10 → arr−40
10-22LH1304departed+100
10-22TK1594departed+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
FRAFrankfurt am Main +15 min busy 🌤 clear · 1 kt Full FRA delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 7 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at FRA: 27% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Frankfurt am Main to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is FRA–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FRA–IST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:50 and evening departures around 19:00 from FRA. 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 FRA to IST?

Great-circle distance is 1,837 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 160–187 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–IST fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 48 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.