TK1985Turkish Airlines · IST → LHR
updated 27m ago
Route confirmed Turkish Airlines

TK1985 IstanbulIST · 13:55 LondonLHR · 14:55

TK1985 by Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to London (LHR) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowLanded in London · today
14:30

arrived at LHR · 25 min early

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+0 gate · −25 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · −12 arrival
10-31
+0 gate · −32 arrival
10-30
+60 gate · +40 arrival
10-29
+0 gate · +1 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −11 arrival
10-27
+0 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

median arrival −11 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
IST→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.0%Chance of cancellation
-3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IST and LHR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 17°C to 19°C
Low14°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
  • 94% chance of rain

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 London

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 13°C
Low8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C

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 departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Istanbul to London flights today

same route · Turkish Airlines
TK1979departs 08:40
TK1933departs 11:40
TK1989departs 13:10
TK1931departs 13:35
TK1971departs 15:25
TK1983departs 20:05

If TK1985 is cancelled, these are the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flights from Istanbul to London 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 TK1985 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK1985 across the IST and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 TK1985 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
11-02IST 13:55 (+0)LHR 14:55 14:30 (−25)
11-01IST 13:55 (+0)LHR 14:55 14:43 (−12)
10-31IST 13:55 (+0)LHR 14:55 14:23 (−32)
10-30IST 13:55 14:55 (+60)LHR 14:55 15:35 (+40)
10-29IST 13:55 (+0)LHR 14:55 14:56 (+1)
10-28IST 13:55 (+0)LHR 14:55 14:44 (−11)
10-27IST 13:55 (+0)LHR

Board clocks recorded as IST and LHR published them.

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