IST → LHRIstanbul to London

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Direct flights from Istanbul (IST) to London (LHR): 63 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 68% of the last 22 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 30 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,489 km, an estimated 3 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Istanbul and London. Updated 15 November 2026 at 17:08 UTC.

Today, IST → LHR

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 08:25 BA681British Airways Left 08:25 Landed 09:38 −12
  2. 08:40 TK1979Turkish Airlines Left 08:40 Landed 09:46 +1
  3. 13:55 TK1985Turkish Airlines Left 13:55 Landed 14:40 −15
  4. 15:25 TK1971Turkish Airlines Left 15:25 Landed 16:29 +9
  5. 18:50 BA675British Airways Left 18:50 LHR est. 19:41In the air · sched 20:00
  6. 20:05 TK1983Turkish Airlines On scheduleBoarding · Gate D5 LHR 21:05scheduled
  7. 21:25 BA679British Airways On scheduleGate B3A LHR 22:35scheduled
  8. 21:25 TK1987Turkish Airlines On scheduleGate A3A LHR 22:30scheduled

Checked IST board 20:08 · LHR board 17:07

IST Istanbul smooth · +0
LHR London smooth · +0
2,489 km · ~3h 41m est.
dep bank 07:40–21:2563x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 63x weekly · nonstop
68% on time

of the last 22 tracked IST → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 30 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 22 arrivals
Flight time~3h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures63x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 30

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British AirwaysTurkish Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
British AirwaysBA57% on time

Flights BA681 varies daily · BA677 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · BA679 varies daily · BA675 18:50 Su

Turkish AirlinesTK73% on time

Flights TK1979 08:40 daily · TK1933 11:40 We Th Sa · TK1989 13:10 Th Sa · TK1931 varies Mo Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15BA675departed+0
11-15BA681dep +0 → arr−12
11-15TK1971dep +0 → arr+9
11-15TK1979dep +0 → arr+1
11-15TK1985dep +0 → arr−15
11-14BA677dep +55 → arr+57
11-14BA679dep +15 → arr+5
11-14BA681dep +0 → arr−5
11-14TK1933dep +10 → arr+28
11-14TK1971dep +35 → arr+51
11-14TK1979dep +0 → arr+3
11-14TK1983dep +20 → arr+13
11-14TK1985dep +0 → arr+23
11-14TK1987dep +0 → arr−2
11-14TK1989dep +0 → arr+12
11-13BA677dep +10 → arr+19
11-13BA679dep +0 → arr+55
11-13BA681dep +0 → arr−9
11-13TK1971dep +15 → arr+43
11-13TK1979dep +0 → arr+3
11-13TK1983dep +0 → arr+1
11-13TK1985dep +0 → arr+0
11-13TK1987dep +0 → arr+3
11-12BA677departed+0
11-12BA679departed+145
11-12BA681departed+0
11-12TK1933departed+80
11-12TK1971departed+10
11-12TK1985departed+0
11-12TK1989departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ISTIstanbul +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · E 12 kt Full IST delay board →
LHRLondon +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SW 7 kt Full LHR delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IST and LHR: a 27% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Istanbul to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IST to LHR flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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IST to LHR questions

Is IST–LHR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IST–LHR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 18:50 from IST. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LHR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IST to LHR?

Great-circle distance is 2,489 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 206–243 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IST–LHR fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 63 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.