IST → BKKIstanbul to Bangkok

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Bangkok (BKK): 33 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 68% of the last 28 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,512 km, an estimated 10 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Bangkok. Updated 2 November 2026 at 10:30 UTC.

Today, IST → BKK

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 01:40 TK68Turkish Left 01:40 Landed 14:51 −14
  2. 15:15 TK58Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate D16 ·
  3. 16:30 TG901Thai Airways International On scheduleGate D11 ·

Checked IST board 13:30 · BKK board 15:48

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
BKK Bangkok smooth · +0
7,512 km · ~10h 08m est.
dep bank 01:40–22:2033x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 33x weekly · nonstop
68% on time

of the last 28 tracked IST → BKK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~10h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures33x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Thai Airways InternationalTurkish 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
Thai Airways InternationalTG67% on time

Flights TG901 16:30 daily

Turkish AirlinesTK68% on time

Flights TK68 varies daily · TK58 15:15 daily · TK64 19:55 daily · TK52 22:20 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02TK68dep +0 → arr−14
11-01TG901dep +0 → arr−20
11-01TK52dep +0 → arr−20
11-01TK58dep +0 → arr−25
11-01TK64dep +0 → arr−6
11-01TK68dep +0 → arr+14
10-31TG901dep +0 → arr+21
10-31TK52arrived−18
10-31TK58dep +0 → arr−17
10-31TK64dep +0 → arr−16
10-31TK68dep +15 → arr+6
10-30TG901departed+0
10-30TK58dep +75 → arr+83
10-30TK64dep +0 → arr+8
10-30TK68dep +0 → arr+19
10-29TG901dep +0 → arr+8
10-29TK52arrived+27
10-29TK58dep +160 → arr+166
10-29TK64dep +0 → arr+18
10-29TK68dep +10 → arr+26
10-28TG901dep +0 → arr+17
10-28TK58dep +0 → arr+17
10-28TK64dep +0 → arr−1
10-28TK68dep +15 → arr−9
10-27TG901arrived−6
10-27TK58arrived−11
10-27TK64arrived+0
10-26TG901arrived+3
10-26TK58arrived−3

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
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 9 kt Full IST delay board →
BKKBangkok +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 7 kt Full BKK delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BKK: a 33% 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 Istanbul to Bangkok route actually runs

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

Is IST–BKK running on time right now?

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

Morning or evening flight on IST–BKK?

Operators schedule evening departures around 19:55 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BKK delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IST to BKK?

Great-circle distance is 7,512 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 560–674 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–BKK fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 33 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.