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TK16 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK16, which currently operates between the airports of Sao Paulo - Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (Airport Code GRU) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, January 29, 2026.

TK16 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

TK16 Turkish Airlines from Sao Paulo

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 164 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday January 29, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 28, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Sao Paulo (GRU)
January 29, 2026
Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport
Departed at:
06:55
Terminal:
3
Gate:
311
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:10

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
January 29, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
01:19 (2026-01-30)
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:35
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- MS9364 - EgyptAir

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK16?
The flight TK16 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK16?
The distance between the two airports is 10561 kilometers.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Sao Paulo: 2026-01-29 08:02:10
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-01-29 14:02:10

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Sao Paulo and Istanbul:
Turkish Airlines - Flight Number: TK216.

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to March 22, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights TK16

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
28 January
04:29
Sao Paulo (GRU)
22:15
Istanbul (IST)
11h 46min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
27 January
04:52
Sao Paulo (GRU)
22:45
Istanbul (IST)
11h 53min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
26 January
05:07
Sao Paulo (GRU)
23:20
Istanbul (IST)
12h 13min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
25 January
04:42
Sao Paulo (GRU)
22:19
Istanbul (IST)
11h 37min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Saturday
24 January
04:31
Sao Paulo (GRU)
21:52
Istanbul (IST)
11h 21min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
23 January
05:34
Sao Paulo (GRU)
23:11
Istanbul (IST)
11h 37min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
22 January
04:24
Sao Paulo (GRU)
22:35
Istanbul (IST)
12h 11min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
21 January
05:35
Sao Paulo (GRU)
23:22
Istanbul (IST)
11h 47min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
20 January
10:11
Sao Paulo (GRU)
03:38
Istanbul (IST)
11h 27min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Monday
19 January
06:31
Sao Paulo (GRU)
00:03
Istanbul (IST)
11h 32min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed