Flights Paris → Istanbul
CDG → IST
Route overview
The flight route from Paris to Istanbul boasts a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, with an average delay of just 2.1 minutes across the fourteen flights recorded. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as Airbus A320, A319, A321, A330, and Boeing 777-300ER, serving one of Europe's busiest airports in Istanbul, which welcomed over 84 million passengers annually.
The Paris (CDG) → Istanbul (IST) route is operated by Air France, Turkish Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 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 Istanbul the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Istanbul: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Paris (CDG) to Istanbul (IST) heads east for about 2,212 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 11m.
Departures from Paris on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of CDG-IST flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (atfm); arriving into Istanbul it is 3.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked CDG-IST flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
Airlines operating CDG-IST
Airports
Frequently asked questions about CDG-IST
On the Paris (CDG) -> Istanbul (IST) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Paris-Istanbul is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air France, Turkish Airlines.
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The Paris-Istanbul route is about 2,212 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.
