HAM → ISTHamburg to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Hamburg (HAM) to Istanbul (IST): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 12 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,958 km, an estimated 3 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hamburg and Istanbul. Updated 12 November 2026 at 18:37 UTC.

Today, HAM → IST

Thu 12 Nov · local times
TK1664Turkish AirlinesIn the air, 52 min late

Left HAM at 19:17, 52 min after its 18:25 slot.

Track TK1664 →
  1. 06:35 TK1668Turkish Airlines Left 06:40 +5 ·
  2. 10:40 TK1662Turkish Airlines Left 11:14 +34 Landed 16:00
  3. 18:25 TK1664Turkish Airlines Left 19:17 +52 ·
  4. · TK1666Turkish Airlines Cancelled ·

Checked HAM board 19:22 · IST board 21:37

HAM Hamburg busy · +21
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
1,958 km · ~3h 01m est.
dep bank 06:35–18:2528x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live HAM and IST delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~3h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 1 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12TK1662dep +34 → arr+0
11-12TK1664departed+52
11-12TK1666cancelledCNX
11-12TK1668departed+5
11-11TK1662departed+24
11-11TK1664departed+24
11-11TK1666departed+14
11-11TK1668departed+14
11-10TK1662departed+33
11-10TK1664departed+33
11-10TK1666departed+20
11-10TK1668departed−1

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
HAMHamburg +21 min busy 🌤 few clouds · WSW 7 kt Full HAM delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 17 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HAM: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Hamburg to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is HAM–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HAM is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HAM–IST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:35 and evening departures around 18:25 from HAM. 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 HAM to IST?

Great-circle distance is 1,958 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 168–198 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HAM–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.