TK168 IstanbulIST · 17:00 MelbourneMEL
TK168 by Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Wed, Sep 23 departure.
en route from IST to MEL
board checked 17m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:10. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How TK168 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK168 across the IST and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~10 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 6/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK168 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as IST and MEL published them.
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