Arnavutköy, Istanbul to Tehran Flights IST → IKA

İstanbul Airport → Imam Khomeini International Airport

🇹🇷 Arnavutköy, Istanbul, TR → 🇮🇷 Tehran, IR

The Arnavutköy, Istanbul to Tehran route connects İstanbul Airport (IST) in TR with Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in IR. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1277 miles (2055 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 6m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Mahan Air, Turkish Airlines, Iran National Airlines Corp. and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 5 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

İstanbul Airport

ICAO Code:: LTFM
IATA Code:: IST
City:: 🇹🇷 Arnavutköy, Istanbul
Country:: TR
Elevation:: 325 ft

Destination Airport

Imam Khomeini International Airport

ICAO Code:: OIIE
IATA Code:: IKA
City:: 🇮🇷 Tehran
Country:: IR
Elevation:: 3305 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

1277

Miles

3h 6m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Mahan Air	`IRM`	`W5`
Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`
Iran National Airlines Corp.	`IRA`	`IR`
Sepehran Airlines	`SHI`	`IS`
Iran Aseman Airlines	`IRC`	`EP`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	13	10%
Tuesday	20	16%
Wednesday	23	18%
Thursday	18	14%
Friday	21	17%
Saturday	13	10%
Sunday	19	15%

Pattern Analysis

5 Daily Flights:

IRM113 THY870 THY872 IRA768 IRA718

Data Points: 127
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 95 flights
Weekend: 32 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Iran Aseman Airlines `IRC` / `EP`	-	A343	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 28, 2025	Active
Iran National Airlines Corp. `IRA` / `IR`	IRA768 IRA718	A332	22:55 10:55 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 27, 2026	Active
Mahan Air `IRM` / `W5`	IRM113	B463	11:00 11:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 31, 2025	Active
Sepehran Airlines `SHI` / `IS`	-	B733	20:35 8:35 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Nov 21, 2025	Active
Turkish Airlines `THY` / `TK`	THY870 THY872	A321	22:15 10:15 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 21, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
11:00 11:00 AM	Mahan Air	`IRM`	`W5`
20:35 8:35 PM	Sepehran Airlines	`SHI`	`IS`
22:15 10:15 PM	Turkish Airlines	`THY`	`TK`
22:55 10:55 PM	Iran National Airlines Corp.	`IRA`	`IR`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (LTFM - Europe/Istanbul).

Total Departure Times: 4

Time Range:
11:00 - 22:55

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.