Flights Bilbao → Istanbul
BIO → IST
Route overview
The flight route operates from Bilbao, where the airport has been in service since 1948, to Istanbul, with its more recently established airport which opened in 2018 and handles over 84 million passengers annually. The journey is conducted using an Airbus A320 aircraft.
The Bilbao (BIO) → Istanbul (IST) route is operated by Turkish Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bilbao the average ATFM delay is 1.7 minutes.
Heading to Istanbul: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bilbao (BIO) to Istanbul (IST) heads east for about 2,597 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 40m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bilbao the average ATFM delay is 1.7 min (ATC pre-departure); arriving into Istanbul it is 3.5 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airlines operating BIO-IST
Frequently asked questions about BIO-IST
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Turkish Airlines.
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The Bilbao-Istanbul route is about 2,597 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
