Turkish AirlinesTK
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Direct flights from Lesquin (LIL) to Istanbul (IST): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,222 km, an estimated 3 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Lesquin and Istanbul. Updated 22 October 2026 at 06:38 UTC.
LIL
Lesquin
tracking
IST
Istanbul
smooth · +0
2,222 km · ~3h 21m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
48 / 100
route health from live LIL and IST delay boards
Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+10 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~3h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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
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How the Lesquin to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LIL 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: Lesquin (LIL) to Istanbul (IST) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LIL-IST
LIL to IST questions
Is LIL–IST running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 48/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LIL to IST?
Great-circle distance is 2,222 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 187–220 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LIL–IST fly?
Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (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 LIL 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.
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