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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Samara (KUF): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 195 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,094 km, an estimated 3 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Samara. Updated 13 September 2026 at 23:22 UTC.
IST
Istanbul
smooth · +0
KUF
Samara
tracking
2,094 km · ~3h 11m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live IST and KUF delay boards
Median arrival delay is +195 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+195 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Istanbul to Samara route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to KUF 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/IST-KUF
IST to KUF questions
Is IST–KUF 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 KUF?
Great-circle distance is 2,094 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 178–209 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IST–KUF fly?
Red Wings Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, wed). 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 KUF, 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.
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