TK1242Turkish Airlines · STN → IST
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Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK1242 LondonSTN · 10:50 IstanbulIST · 16:45

TK1242 by Turkish Airlines flies from London (STN) to Istanbul (IST).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
10:50

scheduled from STN

Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−35 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-17
+2 gate · −35 arrival
09-16
+2 gate · −35 arrival
09-14
+8 gate · −25 arrival
09-13
−6 gate · −40 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
STNLondonOn-time likelySTN delay board →
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
STN→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.4%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at STN and IST 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 London to Istanbul flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1246departs 06:55
TK1244departs 17:35

If TK1242 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from London to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK1242 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1242 across the STN and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~35 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 TK1242 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
09-17STN 10:50 10:52 (+2)IST 16:45 16:10 (−35)
09-16STN 10:50 10:52 (+2)IST 16:45 16:10 (−35)
09-14STN 10:50 10:58 (+8)IST 16:45 16:20 (−25)
09-13STN 10:50 10:44 (−6)IST 16:45 16:05 (−40)

Board clocks recorded as STN and IST published them.

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