TK1983Turkish Airlines · IST → LHR
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TK1983 IstanbulIST · 19:05 LondonLHR · 21:05

TK1983 by Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to London (LHR) for the Fri, Sep 25 departure.

Right nowExpected in London · today
21:05

arrival expected at LHR · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-25
+0 gate
09-24
+0 gate · −26 arrival
09-23
+15 gate · −12 arrival
09-22
+0 gate · −19 arrival
09-21
+0 gate · −13 arrival
09-20
+0 gate

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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
IST→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.7%Chance of cancellation
-4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IST and LHR 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 Istanbul to London flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1979departs 07:50
TK1989departs 09:40
TK6901departs 12:30
TK1985departs 13:15
TK1931departs 13:55
TK1971departs 14:50

If TK1983 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK1983 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1983 across the IST and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 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 TK1983 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
09-25IST 19:05 (+0)LHR 21:05
09-24IST 19:05 (+0)LHR 21:05 20:39 (−26)
09-23IST 19:05 19:20 (+15)LHR 21:05 20:53 (−12)
09-22IST 19:05 (+0)LHR 21:05 20:46 (−19)
09-21IST 19:05 (+0)LHR 21:05 20:52 (−13)
09-20IST 19:05 (+0)LHR

Board clocks recorded as IST and LHR published them.

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