TK1043Turkish Airlines · IST → OTP
live · 10m ago
Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK1043 IstanbulIST · 06:55 BucharestOTP · 08:10

TK1043 by Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to Bucharest (OTP).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:50

scheduled from IST

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+0 gate · −16 arrival
09-07
+0 gate
09-06
+0 gate · −11 arrival
09-05
+0 gate · −6 arrival
09-04
+0 gate · +0 arrival
09-03
+0 gate · −16 arrival
09-02
+0 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −11 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
OTPBucharestOn-time likelyOTP delay board →
IST→OTPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IST and OTP are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Istanbul to Bucharest flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1041departs 10:50
TK1039departs 13:15
TK1045departs 18:50

If TK1043 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Istanbul to Bucharest on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IST local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK1043 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1043 across the IST and OTP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK1043 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-08IST 06:55 (+0)OTP 08:10 07:54 (−16)
09-07IST 06:55 (+0)OTP 08:10
09-06IST 06:55 (+0)OTP 08:10 07:59 (−11)
09-05IST 06:50 (+0)OTP 08:05 07:59 (−6)
09-04IST 06:50 (+0)OTP 08:05 (+0)
09-03IST 06:55 (+0)OTP 08:10 07:54 (−16)
09-02IST 06:55 (+0)OTP

Board clocks recorded as IST and OTP published them.

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