Turkish AirlinesTK100% on time
Flights TK85 varies daily · TK608 04:50 daily · TK6128 varies Sa · TK6130 varies Tu Su
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Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Istanbul (IST): 17 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,808 km, an estimated 6 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and Istanbul. Updated 13 November 2026 at 12:47 UTC.
NBO
Nairobi
busy · +18
IST
Istanbul
smooth · +0
4,808 km · ~6h 40m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 17x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 7 tracked NBO → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~6h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures17x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at NBO: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Nairobi to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NBO 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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NBO to IST questions
Is NBO–IST running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from NBO to IST?
Great-circle distance is 4,808 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 369–442 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does NBO–IST fly?
Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 17 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 NBO 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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