IAW253

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

Inferred (no confirmation)

Departed

2026-09-24 00:10 UTC (first seen)

Arrival

Istanbul Airport (IST) — Istanbul, Türkiye

Distance flown

337 km

Approach distance

86 km

Aircraft

Registration

YI-AST

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

162 total (12 Business, 150 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,000 ft

Max ground speed

530 kt

Tracked

34m · 337 km

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 530)

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 530)

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
2026-10-01 00:25 UTC	IAW253	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASW	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	303 km
2026-10-01 00:25 UTC	IAW253	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASW	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	303 km
2026-09-29 00:33 UTC	IAW253	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASG	Boeing 737-800	Completed	333 km
2026-09-29 00:33 UTC	IAW253	KIK → IST Kirkuk → Istanbul	YI-ASG	Boeing 737-800	Completed	333 km
2026-09-24 00:10 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-AST	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	337 km
2026-09-21 23:48 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-AST	Boeing 737-800	Completed	885 km
2026-09-17 00:29 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASI	Boeing 737-800	Completed	394 km
2026-09-15 01:07 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASI	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	331 km
2026-09-10 00:28 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-AST	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	319 km
2026-09-07 23:41 UTC	IAW253	VAS → IST Sivas → Istanbul	YI-ASG	Boeing 737-800	Completed	766 km
2026-09-02 14:30 UTC	IAW253	BEY → IST Beirut → Istanbul	YI-ASI	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1537 km
2026-08-31 23:59 UTC	IAW253	VAS → IST Sivas → Istanbul	YI-ASV	Boeing 737-800	Completed	760 km
2026-08-27 00:13 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASV	Boeing 737-800	Completed	314 km
2026-08-24 23:29 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	756 km
2026-08-20 00:04 UTC	IAW253	? → IST ? → Istanbul	YI-ASV	Boeing 737-800	Completed	959 km
2026-08-16 17:11 UTC	IAW253	DXB → ? Dubai → ?	YI-ASR	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	3545 km