IST → DUSIstanbul to Düsseldorf

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Düsseldorf (DUS): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 29 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 30 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,011 km, an estimated 3 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Düsseldorf. Updated 14 November 2026 at 18:55 UTC.

Today, IST → DUS

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 08:00 TK1523Turkish Airlines Left 08:00 Landed 09:15 −5
  2. 11:45 TK1525Turkish Airlines Left 11:45 Landed 13:11 +6
  3. 15:45 TK1527Turkish Airlines Left 15:45 Landed 17:17 +7
  4. 21:10 TK1529Turkish Airlines Left 21:10 DUS est. 22:18In the air · sched 22:30

Checked IST board 21:42 · DUS board 19:55

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
DUS Düsseldorf smooth · +0
2,011 km · ~3h 05m est.
dep bank 08:00–21:1028x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 29 tracked IST → DUS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 30 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 29 arrivals
Flight time~3h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 30

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 AirlinesTK90% on time

Flights TK1523 08:00 daily · TK1525 11:45 daily · TK1527 varies daily · TK1529 21:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14TK1523dep +0 → arr−5
11-14TK1525dep +0 → arr+6
11-14TK1527dep +0 → arr+7
11-14TK1529departed+0
11-13TK1523dep +0 → arr−3
11-13TK1525dep +0 → arr+15
11-13TK1527dep +15 → arr+26
11-13TK1529dep +0 → arr−7
11-12TK1523dep +0 → arr+2
11-12TK1527dep +30 → arr+39
11-12TK1529dep +0 → arr+4
11-11TK1523dep +0 → arr−6
11-11TK1525dep +0 → arr+1
11-11TK1527dep +0 → arr+14
11-11TK1529dep +0 → arr+11
11-10TK1523dep +0 → arr+9
11-10TK1525dep +20 → arr+20
11-10TK1527dep +15 → arr+15
11-10TK1529dep +0 → arr+4
11-09TK1523dep +10 → arr−15
11-09TK1527dep +10 → arr+2
11-09TK1529dep +0 → arr−8
11-08TK1523dep +0 → arr−35
11-08TK1525dep +0 → arr−28
11-08TK1527dep +0 → arr−27
11-08TK1529dep +0 → arr−19
11-07TK1523dep +0 → arr−12
11-07TK1525dep +0 → arr−23
11-07TK1527dep +0 → arr−31
11-07TK1529arrived−11

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 16 kt Full IST delay board →
DUSDüsseldorf +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 5 kt Full DUS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DUS: a 29% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to Düsseldorf route actually runs

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

Is IST–DUS 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–DUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 21:10 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IST to DUS?

Great-circle distance is 2,011 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 172–202 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–DUS 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.