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ME266 Middle East Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Middle East Airlines flight ME266, 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 Saturday, January 31, 2026.

ME266 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

ME266 Middle East Airlines to Beirut

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday January 31, 2026

Airline information

Middle East Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Istanbul (IST)
January 31, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
11:05
Gate:
C1
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:05

Arrival

Beirut (BEY)
January 31, 2026
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:00
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:00
Baggage: 3
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Codeshare Flights

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

- TK8166 - Turkish Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight ME266?
The flight ME266 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight ME266?
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: 2026-01-31 09:49:43
Current Time in Beirut: 2026-01-31 08:49:43

Alternative Flights

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

Middle East Airlines
- Flight Number: ME268.

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 January 02, 2025 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 ME266

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
30 January
10:57
Istanbul (IST)
11:36
Beirut (BEY)
01h 39min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
29 January
11:03
Istanbul (IST)
11:45
Beirut (BEY)
01h 42min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
28 January
11:00
Istanbul (IST)
11:54
Beirut (BEY)
01h 54min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
27 January
11:00
Istanbul (IST)
11:55
Beirut (BEY)
01h 55min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
26 January
10:55
Istanbul (IST)
11:40
Beirut (BEY)
01h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
25 January
10:52
Istanbul (IST)
11:27
Beirut (BEY)
01h 35min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
24 January
10:57
Istanbul (IST)
11:42
Beirut (BEY)
01h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
23 January
11:00
Istanbul (IST)
11:42
Beirut (BEY)
01h 42min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
22 January
10:49
Istanbul (IST)
11:42
Beirut (BEY)
01h 53min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
21 January
10:59
Istanbul (IST)
11:35
Beirut (BEY)
01h 36min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time