Flights Istanbul → Frankfurt
IST → FRA
Route overview
This flight route operates between Istanbul and Frankfurt, with a high on-time performance rate of 92%. The average delay is only 3.5 minutes, making it one of the punctual routes available. Over the past year, there have been fifteen flights on this route using various Airbus aircraft models including A321, A320, A330, and A340-300. The origin airport in Istanbul opened in 2018, while the destination airport in Frankfurt serves over sixty-one 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) → Frankfurt (FRA) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airlines. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. 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 Frankfurt the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.
Heading to Frankfurt: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt (FRA) heads north-west for about 1,837 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from Istanbul on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 80% of IST-FRA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (atfm); arriving into Frankfurt it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Across 15 tracked IST-FRA flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
Airlines operating IST-FRA
Frequently asked questions about IST-FRA
On the Istanbul (IST) -> Frankfurt (FRA) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Istanbul-Frankfurt is 0.00% across 15 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, 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.
