TK1243Turkish Airlines · IST → STN
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Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK1243 IstanbulIST · 15:15 LondonSTN · 16:20

TK1243 by Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to London (STN) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowUpdated Gate Information · gate F5A · as of 13:09
15:15

departs IST · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−36 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~36 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
11-06
−38 arrival
11-05
+0 gate · −38 arrival
11-03
+0 gate · −15 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · −34 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
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
STNLondonOn-time likelySTN delay board →
IST→STNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.9%Chance of cancellation
+14 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IST and STN 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 Istanbul

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low8°Clikely 7°C to 10°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 London

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 8°C
  • 50% chance of fog

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.

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 London flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1241departs 08:50
TK1245departs 20:15

If TK1243 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Istanbul to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IST 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 TK1243 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1243 across the IST and STN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~36 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 TK1243 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
11-06IST 15:15STN 16:20 15:42 (−38)
11-05IST 15:15 (+0)STN 16:20 15:42 (−38)
11-03IST 15:15 (+0)STN 16:20 16:05 (−15)
11-01IST 15:15 (+0)STN 16:20 15:46 (−34)

Board clocks recorded as IST and STN published them.

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