TK1972 LondonLHR · 17:55 IstanbulIST · 00:45
TK1972 by Turkish Airlines flies from London (LHR) to Istanbul (IST) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
departs LHR · on schedule
board checked 27m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ TK1972 typically leaves +27 and lands +0. The air wins minutes back.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 operationmedian arrival +0 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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
ForecastLondon to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.4%1.1× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.1%0.6× usual
Forecast weather: 48% chance of fog at London
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Istanbul flights today
same route · Turkish AirlinesIf TK1972 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from London to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR 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 TK1972 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1972 across the LHR and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TK1972 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LHR and IST published them.
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