LTN to IST flight delays
249 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
79.12%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
—
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 26.3 points more punctual than in April — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 14.2 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
Only Wizz Air UK flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 249 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Wizz Air UK arrived on time most often on LTN to IST. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in April.
Every airline on LTN to IST
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wizz Air UK | 249 | 79.12% | 0% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
IST to LTN Istanbul back to Luton 74.4% on time COther routes from Luton
Common questions
Are flights from Luton to Istanbul usually delayed?
79.12% of flights on the LTN to IST route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Luton to Istanbul?
Only Wizz Air UK appears in the published record on this route, with 249 flights and 79.12% arriving on time.
How often are LTN to IST flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Luton to Istanbul?
March, when 93% of flights arrived on time. The worst was April at 66.7%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LTN to IST during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →