IST → XIYIstanbul to Xi'an

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'an (XIY): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,812 km, an estimated 9 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and Xi'an. Updated 14 September 2026 at 14:18 UTC.

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
XIY Xi'an tracking
6,812 km · ~9h 14m est.
departs 11:003x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IST and XIY delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~9h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern 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
China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU5026 11:00 Mo Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14MU5026departed+0
09-12MU5026departed+0
09-10MU5026departed+0

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 · NE 13 kt Full IST delay board →
XIYXi'an tracking 🌤 clear · E 6 kt Full XIY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IST: 10% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to Xi'an route actually runs

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

Is IST–XIY 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 XIY?

Great-circle distance is 6,812 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 511–614 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–XIY fly?

China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, sat). 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 XIY, 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.