IST → DTWIstanbul to Detroit

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Detroit (DTW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 67% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,504 km, an estimated 11 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Detroit. Updated 16 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC.

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
DTW Detroit smooth · +0
8,504 km · ~11h 24m est.
departs 14:557x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 6 operated IST → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~11h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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
Turkish AirlinesTK67% on time

Flights TK205 14:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15TK205dep +25 → arr+49
10-14TK205dep +20 → arr+67
10-13TK205dep +0 → arr−23
10-12TK205dep +15 → arr+7
10-11TK205dep +0 → arr+11
10-10TK205dep +0 → arr+5

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 · NNE 12 kt Full IST delay board →
DTWDetroit +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · 4 kt Full DTW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IST and DTW: 18% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +1 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is IST–DTW 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.

How long is the flight from IST to DTW?

Great-circle distance is 8,504 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 630–759 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–DTW fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 7 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 IST and arrival-side delay at DTW, 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.