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TK1986 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK1986, 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 Thursday, January 15, 2026.

TK1986 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

TK1986 Turkish Airlines from London

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday January 15, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 16, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 17, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

London (LHR)
January 15, 2026
London Heathrow Airport
Departed at:
17:05
Terminal:
2
Gate:
B44
Scheduled Departure Time: 16:35

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
January 15, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Arrived at:
23:05
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 23:25
Baggage: 11
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Codeshare Flights

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

- 3U7208 - Sichuan Airlines

- 6E4072 - IndiGo

- BR3559 - EVA Air

- LA5670 - LATAM Airlines

- PK5986 - Pakistan International Airlines

- UA6921 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK1986?
The flight TK1986 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK1986?
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: 2026-01-16 02:11:55
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-01-16 05:11:55

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: TK1972.
- Flight Number: TK1980.
- Flight Number: TK1984.
- 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 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 TK1986

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
15 January
17:05
London (LHR)
23:05
Istanbul (IST)
03h 00min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 January
17:37
London (LHR)
23:43
Istanbul (IST)
03h 06min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
13 January
16:39
London (LHR)
22:34
Istanbul (IST)
02h 55min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
18:03
London (LHR)
23:58
Istanbul (IST)
02h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
11 January
17:00
London (LHR)
23:06
Istanbul (IST)
03h 06min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Saturday
10 January
16:45
London (LHR)
22:47
Istanbul (IST)
03h 02min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 January
17:01
London (LHR)
22:55
Istanbul (IST)
02h 54min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
08 January
17:26
London (LHR)
23:17
Istanbul (IST)
02h 51min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
16:47
London (LHR)
22:55
Istanbul (IST)
03h 08min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
17:06
London (LHR)
23:16
Istanbul (IST)
03h 10min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time