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Flights Istanbul → Lagos

IST → LOS

8.2
Average risk (Low)
1
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route operates from Istanbul, where the airport opened in 2018, to Lagos. The destination city's airport serves over six million passengers annually, making it a major travel hub.

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) → Lagos (LOS) route is operated by Turkish Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lagos the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.

Heading to Lagos: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Istanbul (IST) to Lagos (LOS) heads south-west for about 4,605 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 11m.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (atfm); arriving into Lagos it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Route facts

Time difference
2h behind
Arrival (dest. local time)
19:11
Elevation LOS
135 ft
Typical aircraft
Boeing 737-900
Est. CO₂/passenger
~461 kg

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Frequently asked questions about IST-LOS

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The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.