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Direct flights from Najaf (NJF) to Istanbul (IST): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,732 km, an estimated 2 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Najaf and Istanbul. Updated 22 September 2026 at 11:07 UTC.
NJF
Najaf
tracking
IST
Istanbul
smooth · +0
1,732 km · ~2h 43m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100
route health from live NJF and IST delay boards
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Iraqi Airways
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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Najaf to Istanbul route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NJF 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/NJF-IST
NJF to IST questions
Is NJF–IST running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from NJF to IST?
Great-circle distance is 1,732 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 152–178 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does NJF–IST fly?
Iraqi Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). 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 NJF 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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