TK51 TokyoNRT · 10:25 IstanbulIST · 17:40
TK51 by Turkish Airlines flies from Tokyo (NRT) to Istanbul (IST) for the Thu, Oct 22 departure.
estimated arrival at IST · local time · ~2h 21m from now
position updated 3m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 4 min
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 NRT 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.
Other Tokyo to Istanbul flights today
same route · Turkish AirlinesIf TK51 is cancelled, this is the other Turkish Airlines nonstop flight from Tokyo to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in NRT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How TK51 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TK51 across the NRT and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 TK51 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-LLC, TC-LJB, TC-JJJ.
Board clocks recorded as NRT and IST published them.
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