KIX → ISTOsaka to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Osaka (KIX) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 89% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. 1 of the 10 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 8,743 km, an estimated 11 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Osaka and Istanbul. Updated 1 November 2026 at 14:23 UTC.

Today, KIX → IST

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 22:45 TK87Turkish Airlines Left 22:45 ·

Checked KIX board 23:23 · IST board 17:19

KIX Osaka smooth · +1
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
8,743 km · ~11h 43m est.
departs 22:107x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 9 tracked KIX → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 1 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~11h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled10.0%recent route rate · 1 of 10

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Turkish AirlinesTK89% on time

Flights TK87 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01TK87departed+0
10-31TK87dep +19 → arr−25
10-30TK87dep +13 → arr+0
10-29TK6887dep +7 → arr−25
10-29TK87dep +4 → arr−35
10-28TK87cancelledCNX
10-27TK87dep +2 → arr−30
10-26TK87dep +8 → arr−25
10-25TK87dep +8 → arr−25
10-24TK87arrived+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
KIXOsaka +1 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 5 kt Full KIX delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · ENE 14 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at KIX: a 25% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Osaka to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is KIX–IST 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 KIX to IST?

Great-circle distance is 8,743 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 647–779 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does KIX–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 KIX and arrival-side delay at IST, 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.