IAW251

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (last position near airport)

Departure

Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport (VAS) — Sivas, Türkiye

Est. departure time

2026-09-09 07:25 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Istanbul Airport (IST) — Istanbul, Türkiye

Distance flown

280 km

Straight-line distance

708 km

Approach distance

90 km

Aircraft

Registration

YI-ASL

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

29,325 ft

Max ground speed

441 kt

Tracked

32m · 276 km

Altitude (ft, max 29,325)

Ground speed (kt, max 441)

Altitude (ft, max 29,325)

Ground speed (kt, max 441)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Iraqi Airways (IAW)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 07:31 UTC	IAW251	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASW	Boeing 737-800	Completed	372 km
2026-10-02 07:31 UTC	IAW251	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASW	Boeing 737-800	Completed	372 km
2026-09-30 07:47 UTC	IAW251	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASY	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	368 km
2026-09-30 07:47 UTC	IAW251	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASY	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	368 km
2026-09-28 07:35 UTC	IAW251	CAI → IST Cairo → Istanbul	YI-ASY	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	401 km
2026-09-25 07:32 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-AST	Boeing 737-800	Completed	341 km
2026-09-23 07:01 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASN	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	819 km
2026-09-21 07:48 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASN	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	270 km
2026-09-18 07:42 UTC	IAW251	AYT → IST Antalya → Istanbul	YI-ASS	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	381 km
2026-09-16 02:28 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASG	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1349 km
2026-09-14 06:59 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASG	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	888 km
2026-09-11 06:57 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASR	Boeing 737-800	Completed	878 km
2026-09-09 07:42 UTC	IAW251	VAS → IST Sivas → Istanbul	YI-ASL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	280 km
2026-09-07 06:59 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-AST	Boeing 737-800	Completed	923 km
2026-09-04 07:13 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASR	Boeing 737-800	Completed	810 km
2026-09-02 06:55 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASZ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	871 km
2026-08-31 08:02 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASZ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	233 km
2026-08-28 07:08 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-AST	Boeing 737-800	Completed	883 km
2026-08-26 07:17 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	323 km
2026-08-24 07:43 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	445 km
2026-08-21 07:10 UTC	IAW251	VAS → IST Sivas → Istanbul	YI-ASQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed	736 km
2026-08-19 07:07 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	936 km
2026-08-17 07:06 UTC	IAW251	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	957 km
2026-08-14 07:20 UTC	IAW251	VAS → IST Sivas → Istanbul	YI-ASQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~2627 km est. (951 km recorded)
2026-08-12 02:01 UTC	IAW251	BEY → IST Beirut → Istanbul	YI-ASK	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1962 km