MLE → ISTMalé to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Malé (MLE) to Istanbul (IST): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 92% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 45 minutes early. 1 of the 12 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 6,063 km, an estimated 8 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Malé and Istanbul. Updated 15 November 2026 at 05:17 UTC.

MLE Malé tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
6,063 km · ~8h 16m est.
dep bank 05:25–15:3011x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 11x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 12 tracked MLE → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −45 min. 1 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−45 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~8h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 1 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Turkish 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
Turkish AirlinesTK92% on time

Flights TK735 05:25 daily · TK741 varies Mo Tu Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14TK735arrived−50
11-13TK735arrived−35
11-13TK741arrived−40
11-12TK735arrived−60
11-11TK735arrived−55
11-10TK735arrived−75
11-10TK741arrived−20
11-09TK735arrived−45
11-09TK741cancelledCNX
11-08TK735arrived−50
11-08TK741arrived+0
11-07TK735arrived−30

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
MLEMalé tracking Full MLE delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 12 kt Full IST delay board →

How the Malé to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is MLE–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MLE to IST?

Great-circle distance is 6,063 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 458–550 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MLE–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 11 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 MLE 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.