TK1978Turkish Airlines · DUB → IST
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Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK1978 DublinDUB · 17:10 IstanbulIST · 23:35

TK1978 by Turkish Airlines flies from Dublin (DUB) to Istanbul (IST) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 07:09
17:10

departs DUB · on schedule

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+83+125 min
09-13
−35 arrival
09-12
+20 gate · +0 arrival
09-11
+1 gate · −20 arrival
09-10
+4 gate · −20 arrival
09-09
+10 gate · +0 arrival
09-08
+125 gate · +105 arrival
09-07
+0 gate · −30 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DUBDublinOn-time likelyDUB delay board →
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
DUB→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.9%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by DUB (Dublin), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Dublin to Istanbul flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1174departs 05:35
TK1976departs 10:40

If TK1978 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Dublin to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DUB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK1978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1978 across the DUB and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 TK1978 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
09-13DUB 17:10IST 23:35 23:00 (−35)
09-12DUB 17:15 17:35 (+20)IST 23:30 (+0)
09-11DUB 17:10 17:11 (+1)IST 23:35 23:15 (−20)
09-10DUB 17:10 17:14 (+4)IST 23:35 23:15 (−20)
09-09DUB 17:10 17:20 (+10)IST 23:35 (+0)
09-08DUB 17:10 19:15 (+125)IST 23:35 01:20 (+105)
09-07DUB 17:10 (+0)IST 23:35 23:05 (−30)
09-06DUB 17:10 17:18 (+8)IST 23:35 23:00 (−35)

Board clocks recorded as DUB and IST published them.

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