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TK1972 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK1972, which currently operates between the airports of London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, March 03, 2026.

TK1972 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

TK1972 Turkish Airlines from London

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday March 03, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (March 02, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

London (LHR)
March 02, 2026
London Heathrow Airport
Departed at:
17:49
Terminal:
2
Gate:
B37
Scheduled Departure Time: 17:45

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
March 03, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
00:35
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 00:35
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Codeshare Flights

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

- 3U7202 - Sichuan Airlines

- 6E4068 - IndiGo

- AV6618 - Avianca

- BR3553 - EVA Air

- PK5972 - Pakistan International Airlines

- UA6920 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK1972?
The flight TK1972 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK1972?
The distance between the two airports is 2489 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 London: 2026-03-02 18:55:45
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-03-02 21:55:45

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between London and Istanbul:

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA674.
- Flight Number: BA676.
- Flight Number: BA678.
- Flight Number: BA680.

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK1932.
- Flight Number: TK1934.
- Flight Number: TK1936.
- Flight Number: TK1980.
- Flight Number: TK1984.
- Flight Number: TK1986.
- Flight Number: TK1988.
- Flight Number: TK1990.

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 March 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 TK1972

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
01 March
17:52
London (LHR)
00:05
Istanbul (IST)
03h 13min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Saturday
28 February
17:59
London (LHR)
00:13
Istanbul (IST)
03h 14min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Friday
27 February
17:54
London (LHR)
00:10
Istanbul (IST)
03h 16min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 February
18:03
London (LHR)
00:16
Istanbul (IST)
03h 13min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
25 February
17:46
London (LHR)
00:07
Istanbul (IST)
03h 21min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
24 February
17:54
London (LHR)
23:56
Istanbul (IST)
03h 02min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
23 February
18:05
London (LHR)
00:01
Istanbul (IST)
02h 56min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Sunday
22 February
18:16
London (LHR)
00:21
Istanbul (IST)
03h 05min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
21 February
21:00
London (LHR)
02:54
Istanbul (IST)
02h 54min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Friday
20 February
17:45
London (LHR)
23:50
Istanbul (IST)
03h 05min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time