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ME268 Middle East Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight TK8168 from Turkish Airlines (TK) is a codeshare flight operated by Middle East Airlines (ME) under the flight number ME268. Check this page for details about flight ME268.

Below, you can find details about Middle East Airlines flight ME268, which currently operates between the airports of Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST) and Beirut - Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (Airport Code BEY).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, December 15, 2025.

ME268 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

ME268 Middle East Airlines to Beirut

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Monday December 15, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 14, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 16, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Middle East Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A320

Departure

Istanbul (IST)
December 15, 2025
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
21:25
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 21:25

Arrival

Beirut (BEY)
December 15, 2025
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
22:20
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:20
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- TK8168 - Turkish Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight ME268?
The flight ME268 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight ME268?
The distance between the two airports is 1018 kilometers.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Istanbul: 2025-12-15 05:26:14
Current Time in Beirut: 2025-12-15 04:26:14

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Istanbul and Beirut:

Middle East Airlines
- Flight Number: ME266.

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK824.
- Flight Number: TK826.
- Flight Number: TK828.
- Flight Number: TK830.

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 02, 2024 to March 22, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights ME268

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
14 December
21:39
Istanbul (IST)
22:21
Beirut (BEY)
01h 42min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 December
21:24
Istanbul (IST)
22:10
Beirut (BEY)
01h 46min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 December
21:27
Istanbul (IST)
22:08
Beirut (BEY)
01h 41min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 December
21:34
Istanbul (IST)
22:14
Beirut (BEY)
01h 40min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 December
22:02
Istanbul (IST)
22:44
Beirut (BEY)
01h 42min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 December
21:43
Istanbul (IST)
22:33
Beirut (BEY)
01h 50min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 December
21:25
Istanbul (IST)
22:21
Beirut (BEY)
01h 56min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 December
21:33
Istanbul (IST)
22:16
Beirut (BEY)
01h 43min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 December
21:30
Istanbul (IST)
22:18
Beirut (BEY)
01h 48min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 December
21:23
Istanbul (IST)
22:22
Beirut (BEY)
01h 59min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time