TK1998Turkish Airlines · LGW → IST
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TK1998 LondonLGW · 17:25 IstanbulIST

TK1998 by Turkish Airlines flies from London (LGW) to Istanbul (IST) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowGate info at · gate -
17:25

departs LGW · on schedule

Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+14 gate
10-28
+31 gate
10-27
+22 gate
10-26
+59 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
LGWLondonHigh riskLGW delay board →
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
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Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
79%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.5%Chance of cancellation
+40 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LGW (London), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

London to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
5.6%0.6× usual

Forecast weather: 45% chance of fog at London

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
F
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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
TK1930departs 06:30
TK1982departs 10:50
TK1964departs 14:05

If TK1998 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from London to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGW local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How TK1998 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1998 across the LGW and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~27 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK1998 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
10-29LGW 17:25 17:39 (+14)IST
10-28LGW 17:25 17:56 (+31)IST
10-27LGW 17:25 17:47 (+22)IST
10-26LGW 17:25 18:24 (+59)IST

Board clocks recorded as LGW and IST published them.

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