SGN → ISTHo Chi Minh City to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,209 km, an estimated 11 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ho Chi Minh City and Istanbul. Updated 15 September 2026 at 09:07 UTC.

SGN Ho Chi Minh City tracking
IST Istanbul busy · +15
8,209 km · ~11h 01m est.
departs 04:507x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 operated SGN → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~11h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 AirlinesTK100% on time

Flights TK163 04:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14TK163arrived+0
09-13TK163arrived−25
09-12TK163arrived−25
09-11TK163arrived−35
09-10TK163arrived+0
09-09TK163arrived+0
09-08TK163arrived−20

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
SGNHo Chi Minh City tracking Full SGN delay board →
ISTIstanbul +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 15 kt Full IST delay board →

How the Ho Chi Minh City to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is SGN–IST running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at IST is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SGN to IST?

Great-circle distance is 8,209 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 609–734 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SGN–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 7 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 SGN 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.