TFU → ISTChengdu to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Chengdu (TFU) to Istanbul (IST): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 30 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,721 km, an estimated 9 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chengdu and Istanbul. Updated 14 November 2026 at 22:03 UTC.

Today, TFU → IST

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 01:30 3U3827Sichuan Sched 01:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked TFU board 06:03 · IST board 01:03

TFU Chengdu tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
6,721 km · ~9h 07m est.
dep bank 00:45–01:306x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 6x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 6 tracked TFU → IST flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −30 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−30 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~9h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sichuan AirlinesTurkish 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
Sichuan Airlines3U

Flights 3U3827 01:30 Mo We Fr Su

Turkish AirlinesTK

Flights TK227 00:45 Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14TK227arrived−30
11-133U3827arrived+0
11-12TK227arrived−30
11-113U3827arrived−30
11-093U3827arrived−40
11-083U3827arrived−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
TFUChengdu tracking 🌫 few clouds · 4 kt Full TFU delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNE 18 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at TFU: a 100% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +38 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chengdu to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is TFU–IST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TFU–IST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:45 from TFU. 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 TFU to IST?

Great-circle distance is 6,721 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 504–606 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TFU–IST fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 6 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.