What Time Is It at Istanbul Airport (IST)?
- Time zone now
- Türkiye Time, UTC+3
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- None, no daylight saving
- Location
- 41.275, 28.732
Istanbul (IST) is on Türkiye Time, UTC+3 all year. Its clocks don't change for daylight saving time. The airport is in Istanbul, Türkiye. Its codes are IST (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and LTFM (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Other airports on the same clock: Doha Hamad (DOH).
Zulu Time and IST
To get local time from Zulu, add 3 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 6:00 p.m. local at IST.
Daylight Saving Time
Istanbul doesn't use daylight saving time, so the offset from Zulu stays at UTC+3 all year. When other places change their clocks, the difference between IST and those places changes by an hour instead.
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Common Questions
What time zone is IST airport in?
Istanbul Airport (IST) uses the Europe/Istanbul time zone, Türkiye Time. That's UTC+3 all year.
Does IST change its clocks for daylight saving time?
No. Istanbul stays at UTC+3 all year.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at IST?
To get local time from Zulu, add 3 hours, all year. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.