TK501 IstanbulIST · 01:30 DakarDSS · 06:20
TK501 by Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to Dakar (DSS) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.
estimated arrival at DSS · local time · ~6h 30m from now
position updated 4m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 24 min
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by DSS (Dakar), 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 at Istanbul
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Dakar
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Istanbul to Dakar flights today
same route · Turkish AirlinesIf TK501 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Istanbul to Dakar on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IST 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 TK501 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK501 across the IST and DSS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 10 confirmed departures · 9/10 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK501 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: TC-JNK, TC-LOF, TC-LOG, TC-JNZ.
Board clocks recorded as IST and DSS published them.
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