KWI → ISTKuwait City to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Kuwait City (KWI) to Istanbul (IST): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 93% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,191 km, an estimated 3 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kuwait City and Istanbul. Updated 6 November 2026 at 00:08 UTC.

Today, KWI → IST

Fri 6 Nov · local times
THY773Turkish AirlinesIn the air, 15 min late

Left KWI at 02:15, 15 min after its 02:00 slot.

  1. 02:00 THY773Turkish Airlines Left 02:15 +15 ·
  2. 09:00 KU155Kuwait Airways On scheduleGate 64 · T4 ·

Checked KWI board 03:08 · IST board 03:07

KWI Kuwait City smooth · +10
IST Istanbul busy · +20
2,191 km · ~3h 19m est.
dep bank 06:10–09:0014x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 14 tracked KWI → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~3h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Kuwait AirwaysTurkish 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
Kuwait AirwaysKU86% on time

Flights KU155 varies daily

Turkish AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK773 06:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-06THY773departed+15
11-05KU155dep +0 → arr−55
11-05THY773departed+48
11-05TK773arrived+0
11-04KU155dep +33 → arr+20
11-04THY773departed+19
11-04TK773arrived−30
11-03KU155dep +20 → arr−25
11-03THY773departed+17
11-03TK773arrived−35
11-02KU155dep +4 → arr−35
11-02THY773departed+25
11-02TK773arrived−35
11-01KU155dep +13 → arr+0
11-01THY773departed+31
11-01TK773arrived−20
10-31KU155dep +4 → arr+0
10-31THY773departed+10
10-31TK773arrived−40
10-30KU155dep +20 → arr−60
10-30THY773departed+57
10-30TK773arrived+15

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
KWIKuwait City +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 9 kt Full KWI delay board →
ISTIstanbul +20 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 13 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IST: a 19% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kuwait City to Istanbul route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop KWI 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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Pro Flight Search: Kuwait City (KWI) to Istanbul (IST) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/KWI-IST
How we measure this →

KWI to IST questions

Is KWI–IST running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from KWI to IST?

Great-circle distance is 2,191 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 185–218 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does KWI–IST fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at KWI 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.