IST → HELIstanbul to Helsinki

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Helsinki (HEL): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,133 km, an estimated 3 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Helsinki. Updated 2 November 2026 at 10:12 UTC.

Today, IST → HEL

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 08:35 TK1761Turkish Airlines Left 08:35 Landed 11:11 −9
  2. 15:25 TK1763Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate B6A HEL 18:10scheduled

Checked IST board 13:12 · HEL board 11:22

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
HEL Helsinki smooth · +0
2,133 km · ~3h 14m est.
dep bank 08:35–15:2514x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 15 tracked IST → HEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~3h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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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 AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK1761 08:35 daily · TK1763 15:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02TK1761dep +0 → arr−9
11-01TK1761dep +0 → arr−10
11-01TK1763dep +0 → arr−17
10-31TK1761dep +0 → arr−10
10-31TK1763dep +0 → arr−17
10-30TK1761dep +0 → arr−22
10-30TK1763dep +0 → arr−23
10-29TK1761dep +0 → arr−21
10-29TK1763dep +0 → arr−30
10-28TK1761dep +0 → arr−23
10-28TK1763dep +0 → arr−20
10-27TK1761dep +0 → arr−2
10-27TK1763dep +0 → arr−3
10-26TK1761dep +0 → arr−35
10-26TK1763dep +15 → arr−14

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 →
HELHelsinki +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 8 kt Full HEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IST and HEL: a 23% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to Helsinki route actually runs

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

Is IST–HEL 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–HEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:35 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IST to HEL?

Great-circle distance is 2,133 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 181–213 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–HEL fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.