TK39Turkish Airlines · JNB → IST
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TK39 JohannesburgJNB · 17:55 IstanbulIST

TK39 by Turkish Airlines flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Istanbul (IST).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:55

scheduled from JNB

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-13
+1 gate
09-12
+1 gate
09-10
+12 gate
09-08
+7 gate
09-05
+14 gate
09-03
+39 gate
09-01
+18 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

0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JNBJohannesburgModerate riskJNB delay board →
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
JNB→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by JNB (Johannesburg), 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Johannesburg to Istanbul flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK43departs 18:00

If TK39 is cancelled, this is the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flight from Johannesburg to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JNB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How TK39 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK39 across the JNB and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~12 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK39 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
09-13JNB 17:55 17:56 (+1)IST
09-12JNB 17:55 17:56 (+1)IST
09-10JNB 17:55 18:07 (+12)IST
09-08JNB 17:55 18:02 (+7)IST
09-05JNB 17:55 18:09 (+14)IST
09-03JNB 17:55 18:34 (+39)IST
09-01JNB 17:55 18:13 (+18)IST

Board clocks recorded as JNB and IST published them.

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