Flights Istanbul → Amsterdam
IST → AMS
Route overview
This flight route connects Istanbul with Amsterdam, featuring a mix of aircraft including Boeing 737s and Airbus models such as the A340-300, A321, A320, and A330. With an average delay of 9.6 minutes and an on-time performance rate of 85%, the route has maintained a relatively high level of punctuality since its origin airport opened in 2018, serving a destination city with one of the busiest airports in Europe handling over 66 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Istanbul (IST) → Amsterdam (AMS) route is operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Turkish Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Amsterdam the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.
Heading to Amsterdam: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Istanbul (IST) to Amsterdam (AMS) heads north-west for about 2,183 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 9m.
Departures from Istanbul on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of IST-AMS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (atfm); arriving into Amsterdam it is 1.2 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked IST-AMS flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
Airlines operating IST-AMS
Frequently asked questions about IST-AMS
On the Istanbul (IST) -> Amsterdam (AMS) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Istanbul-Amsterdam is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Turkish Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
