TK169 MelbourneMEL · 22:35 IstanbulIST · 03:25
TK169 by Turkish Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Istanbul (IST) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.
Same number through MEL → SIN → IST
arrived at IST · 2 min late
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and IST are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How TK169 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK169 across the MEL and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK169 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-LHE, TC-LGC, TC-LGZ.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and IST published them.
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