TK121Turkish Airlines · JED → IST
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK121 JeddahJED · 14:35 IstanbulIST · 18:45

TK121 by Turkish Airlines flies from Jeddah (JED) to Istanbul (IST) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Istanbul
18:45

estimated arrival at IST · local time · ~75 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
IST427 mi · ~75 min leftJED
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
518 mphSpeed450 kt
357°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 38 min

Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
−25 arrival
10-29
−35 arrival
10-28
+0 arrival
10-27
+75 arrival
10-26
+0 arrival
10-25
−40 arrival

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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JEDJeddahOn-time likelyJED delay board →
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
JED→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
22%Chance of 15+ min delay
8.2%Chance of cancellation
-3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at JED and IST are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Jeddah

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High35°Clikely 35°C to 37°C
Low28°Clikely 26°C to 29°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Istanbul

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 21°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 16°C
  • 90% chance of rain
Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure is cancelled
6.3%usually 3.6%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.6%usually 3.3%

Weather behind it: 90% chance of rain at Istanbul

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 730 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Jeddah to Istanbul flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK123departs 00:05
TK129departs 01:05
TK95departs 01:30
TK115departs 02:15
TK159departs 02:15
TK97departs 06:05

If TK121 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Jeddah to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JED local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How TK121 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK121 across the JED and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK121 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-31JED 14:35IST 18:45 18:20 (−25)
10-29JED 14:35IST 18:45 18:10 (−35)
10-28JED 14:35IST 18:45 (+0)
10-27JED IST 18:45 20:00 (+75)
10-26JED 14:35IST 18:45 (+0)
10-25JED 14:35IST 18:45 18:05 (−40)

Aircraft

Recent tails: TC-JVY, TC-LSF, TC-LPR, TC-LCN.

Board clocks recorded as JED and IST published them.

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