Tel Aviv → Istanbul Turbulence Forecast

Tel Aviv to Istanbul is about 1,166 km and usually takes around 2h 30m in the air. The track it follows runs over the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Anatolian plateau, and the Balkans.

Air lifting over the Anatolian plateau can raise brief, light ripples at cruise; crews know these spots well and the movement stays gentle. Over the Mediterranean and the Balkans the air is usually calm and settled. Above the Middle East daytime heat can stir shallow thermals lower down, but the air smooths out at cruise.

On a flight this short most of the time is climb and descent, so any small movements come early and late; the cruise in between is brief but calm.