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BEY → IST · Airbus A320 233 · Middle East Airlines

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Departure · Beirut (BEY)

Check-in 71-72
Scheduled 11:40 · Departed 11:03 · early
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 12:11 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Istanbul (IST)

Scheduled 13:35 · Estimated 13:45 · +10 min
Board status: Delayed
In the air, ~8m to go (98% of the route flown)

Board data from bey, istanbul, updated 87 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
In progress
Departure
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) — Beirut, Lebanon
Scheduled departure
2026-10-02 08:40 UTC
Departed
2026-10-02 09:11 UTC
Arrival
Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) — Istanbul, Türkiye (scheduled)
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-02 10:35 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-02 10:45 UTC
Progress
98% · ~8m remaining
Distance flown
1224 km
Straight-line distance
990 km

Aircraft

Registration
OD-MRS
Type
Airbus A320 233
Seats
126 total (102 Economy, 24 Cedar Class)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
34,050 ft
Max ground speed
484 kt
Tracked
1h 44m · 1,224 km
Note
still in progress - the track so far
Altitude (ft, max 34,050)
018,38736,7740m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 484)
02615230m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 34,050)
018,38736,7740m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 484)
02615230m1h 0m

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

Middle East Airlines (MEA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 09:11 UTC MEA263 BEY → IST
Beirut → Istanbul
 OD-MRS Airbus A320 233 In progress ~990 km est.
2026-10-02 09:11 UTC MEA263 BEY → IST
Beirut → Istanbul
 OD-MRS Airbus A320 233 In progress ~1018 km est.
2026-10-01 09:02 UTC MEA263 BEY → IST
Beirut → Istanbul
 T7-FBA Airbus A320 233 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~1057 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-10-01 09:02 UTC MEA263 BEY → IST
Beirut → Istanbul
 T7-FBA Airbus A320 233 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~1057 km est. (0 km recorded)

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