Turkish Airlines· Callsign THY270

TK270 Flight Status: Chişinău to Istanbul

Turkish Airlines between Chişinău and Istanbul: 629 km south, short-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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RMO
Chişinău
Chişinău International Airport
629 km · 391 mi
Non-stop
IST
Istanbul
Istanbul Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A321
typical equipment
Distance
629 km
339 nautical miles
Heading
181°
tracks south
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
11%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#243
of 263 tracked routes

Follow TK270 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

TK270 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

TK270 at a glance

  • The trip: 629 km (391 miles) from Chişinău to Istanbul, flying south.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A321. This route uses about 11% of how far it can fly.

TK270 route overview: RMO to IST

TK270 distance and great-circle path

TK270 covers 629 km, or 391 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 263 routes we track, it ranks 243 by distance.

Chişinău and Istanbul are close neighbours by air: 629 km south, short enough that the aircraft spends a real share of the trip climbing and descending rather than cruising. Chişinău and Istanbul keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert. It links MD with Turkey.

Our guide explains how the RMO-IST route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A321 comfortably fly TK270?

Not at all. At roughly 11% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321.

What to know about TK270

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about TK270

What flying RMO to IST takes

This is a short hop, and the economics work differently: turnaround time dominates the economics; the aircraft may fly this sector four or five times a day. Turkish Airlines would normally roster a regional jet or a small narrowbody for it.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign THY270 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 3 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-09-22. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

TK270 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 3 observations of TK270 across 3 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-09-22. Those records contain 3 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was RMO-IST (3 records).

The median recorded visibility was 68 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-09-22 RMO → IST 07:29 UTC 08:46 UTC 1h 17m
2026-09-21 RMO → IST 07:29 UTC 08:36 UTC 1h 8m
2026-09-20 RMO → IST 08:20 UTC 08:27 UTC 0h 6m

“First/last tracked” are when TK270 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on TK270

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Turkish Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

RMO Chişinău International Airport Chişinău, MD · live radar → IST Istanbul Airport Istanbul, Turkey · live radar → A321 Airbus A321 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does TK270 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A321-200, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown629 km
AircraftAirbus A321
Fuel burn rate3.61 kg per km
Fuel burned2,271 kg
CO2, whole flight7.2 tonnes
Seats, typical layout185
Passengers carried154 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger47 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 47 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy163 seats, 135 flown
38 kg CO2 per seat
Business22 seats, 18 flown
111 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, TK270 emits what 120 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 274 km, or 1,331 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 629 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put TK270 against another flight.

Guides relevant to TK270

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This short-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network. Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it. Airline alliances explained Turkish Airlines belongs to Star Alliance, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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TK270 frequently asked questions

How long is the TK270 flight?

Chişinău to Istanbul is 629 km (391 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates TK270?

Typically an Airbus A321 (full specifications), using roughly 11% of that type's published range.

Does TK270 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track TK270 live?

Yes. Whenever TK270 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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