TK181Turkish Airlines · MEX → IST
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Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK181 Mexico CityMEX · 09:00 IstanbulIST · 10:20

TK181 by Turkish Airlines flies from Mexico City (MEX) to Istanbul (IST).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
14:05

scheduled from MEX

Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-14
−50 arrival
09-12
−25 arrival
09-11
−30 arrival
09-07
+0 arrival
09-05
+0 arrival
09-04
−25 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 −25 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MEXMexico CityHigh riskMEX delay board →
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
MEX→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
20%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.8%Chance of cancellation
-5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MEX 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.

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 Mexico City to Istanbul flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK182departs 09:00
TK184departs 09:00

If TK181 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Mexico City to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK181 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK181 across the MEX and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK181 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
09-14MEX 09:00IST 10:20 09:30 (−50)
09-12MEX 09:00IST 10:20 09:55 (−25)
09-11MEX IST 10:20 09:50 (−30)
09-07MEX 09:00IST 10:20 (+0)
09-05MEX 09:00IST 10:20 (+0)
09-04MEX IST 10:20 09:55 (−25)

Board clocks recorded as MEX and IST published them.

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