Flights Duesseldorf → Istanbul
DUS → IST
Route overview
This flight route connects Duesseldorf, whose airport opened in the year 2000, with Istanbul, where the airport commenced operations much more recently in 2018. Serving a bustling hub for international travel, Istanbul's airport sees an impressive annual passenger traffic of over 84 million people.
The Duesseldorf (DUS) → Istanbul (IST) route is operated by Turkish Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.5/100 (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 Duesseldorf the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Istanbul: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Duesseldorf (DUS) to Istanbul (IST) heads south-east for about 2,010 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 56m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Duesseldorf the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (atfm); arriving into Istanbul it is 3.5 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airlines operating DUS-IST
Frequently asked questions about DUS-IST
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Turkish Airlines.
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The Duesseldorf-Istanbul route is about 2,010 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.
