Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,387 km, an estimated 11 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur. Updated 15 October 2026 at 20:01 UTC.
Left IST at 17:50, 60 min after its 16:50 slot.
Landing estimate from 12,783 tracked flights of 8 hours or longer that left 60 to 119 min late. The KUL board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track TK62 →Checked IST board 23:01 · KUL board 03:52
of the last 10 operated IST → KUL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 10 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.
Current conditions put the pressure at IST: 17% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to KUL 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 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 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 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 01:40 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the KUL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 8,387 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 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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