TK47 Cape TownCPT · 00:55 IstanbulIST · 13:10
TK47 by Turkish Airlines flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Istanbul (IST) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.
en route from CPT to IST
board checked 11m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 00:47 · typical taxi-out at CPT ≈ 5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
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 CPT and IST 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 Cape Town
ForecastWed 4 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 Istanbul
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
- 33% chance of thunder
- 97% 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.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Cape Town to Istanbul flights today
same route · Turkish AirlinesIf TK47 is cancelled, this is the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flight from Cape Town to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT 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 TK47 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK47 across the CPT and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~70 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 TK47 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-LHD, TC-LGT, TC-LGB.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and IST published them.
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