SKP → ISTSkopje to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Skopje (SKP) to Istanbul (IST): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 597 km, an estimated 1 hour 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Skopje and Istanbul. Updated 13 September 2026 at 12:07 UTC.

SKP Skopje busy · +25
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
597 km · ~1h 16m est.
dep bank 08:45–20:157x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live SKP and IST delay boards

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesTK

Flights TK1004 08:45 daily · TK1006 20:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13TK1004arrived−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
SKPSkopje +25 min busy 🌤 clear · WSW 5 kt Full SKP delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNW 18 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SKP: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Skopje to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is SKP–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SKP is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SKP–IST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:45 and evening departures around 20:15 from SKP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IST delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SKP to IST?

Great-circle distance is 597 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 72–81 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SKP–IST fly?

Turkish Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.