Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Washington (IAD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 92% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,388 km, an estimated 11 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Washington. Updated 15 November 2026 at 05:17 UTC.
The IST board at 08:17 shows departure at 09:00 instead of 08:30, gate D8.
Checked IST board 08:17 · IAD board 22:18
of the last 12 tracked IST → IAD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Conditions are tightest at IAD: a 30% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to IAD 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Istanbul (IST) to Washington (IAD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 8,388 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 622–749 min gate-to-gate on this route.
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.
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