NRT → ISTTokyo to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to Istanbul (IST): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. 1 of the 14 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 8,979 km, an estimated 12 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and Istanbul. Updated 1 November 2026 at 10:12 UTC.

Today, NRT → IST

Sun 1 Nov · local times
TK51TurkishIn the air, 35 min late

Left NRT at 10:45, 35 min after its 10:10 slot.

Track TK51 →
  1. 10:10 TK51Turkish Left 10:45 +35 ·

Checked NRT board 17:15 · IST board 13:12

NRT Tokyo smooth · +7
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
8,979 km · ~12h 01m est.
dep bank 10:25–21:5511x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 11x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 1 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~12h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled7.1%recent route rate · 1 of 14

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Turkish AirlinesTK83% on time

Flights TK51 varies daily · TK301 varies Mo Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01TK51departed+35
10-31TK301dep −9 → arr−45
10-31TK51dep +13 → arr−25
10-30TK51dep +38 → arr+0
10-29TK301arrived−55
10-29TK51dep +26 → arr−35
10-28TK51dep +38 → arr+0
10-27TK301departed+0
10-27TK51dep +48 → arr+0
10-27TK6911arrived+45
10-26TK301arrived−30
10-26TK51cancelledCNX
10-25TK51dep +33 → arr−30
10-24TK301arrived−25

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
NRTTokyo +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 3 kt Full NRT delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · E 12 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at NRT: a 27% 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 Tokyo to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is NRT–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NRT is the weaker end, 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 NRT to IST?

Great-circle distance is 8,979 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 664–800 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NRT–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 NRT 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.