XIY → ISTXi'an to Istanbul

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Direct flights from Xi'an (XIY) to Istanbul (IST): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 40 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,812 km, an estimated 9 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Xi'an and Istanbul. Updated 7 September 2026 at 11:07 UTC.

XIY Xi'an tracking
IST Istanbul smooth · +0
6,812 km · ~9h 14m est.
departs 01:303x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live XIY and IST delay boards

Median arrival delay is −40 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−40 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~9h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Eastern 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
China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU5025 01:30 Mo Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-07MU5025arrived−50
09-05MU5025arrived−35
09-03MU5025arrived−40

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
XIYXi'an tracking ⛅ overcast · ENE 14 kt Full XIY delay board →
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ENE 16 kt Full IST delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IST: 10% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Xi'an to Istanbul route actually runs

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

Is XIY–IST running on time right now?

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

How long is the flight from XIY to IST?

Great-circle distance is 6,812 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 511–614 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does XIY–IST fly?

China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, 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 XIY 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.