TK1990Turkish Airlines · LHR → IST
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Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK1990 LondonLHR · 13:25 IstanbulIST · 19:15

TK1990 by Turkish Airlines flies from London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
13:20

scheduled from LHR

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−30 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~47 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
09-14
+21 gate · −20 arrival
09-13
+16 gate · −35 arrival
09-12
+17 gate · −35 arrival
09-07
+11 gate · −30 arrival
09-06
+15 gate · −35 arrival
09-05
+29 gate · −20 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 −30 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
LHR→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.0%Chance of cancellation
-2 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by LHR (London), 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 departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Istanbul flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1988departs 06:30
TK1980departs 11:20
TK1986departs 16:45
TK1932departs 18:00
TK1972departs 18:30
TK6932departs 21:00

If TK1990 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from London to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK1990 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1990 across the LHR and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~30 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 TK1990 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
09-14LHR 13:25 13:46 (+21)IST 19:15 18:55 (−20)
09-13LHR 13:20 13:36 (+16)IST 19:15 18:40 (−35)
09-12LHR 13:20 13:37 (+17)IST 19:15 18:40 (−35)
09-07LHR 13:25 13:36 (+11)IST 19:15 18:45 (−30)
09-06LHR 13:20 13:35 (+15)IST 19:15 18:40 (−35)
09-05LHR 13:20 13:49 (+29)IST 19:15 18:55 (−20)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and IST published them.

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