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TK43 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK43, which currently operates between the airports of Johannesburg - Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport (Airport Code JNB) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, January 17, 2026.

TK43 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

TK43 Turkish Airlines from Johannesburg

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday January 17, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 15, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Johannesburg (JNB)
January 16, 2026
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
19:05
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A14
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:05

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
January 17, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:00
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:00
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Codeshare Flights

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

- 6E4326 - IndiGo

- TG9217 - Thai Airways International

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK43?
The flight TK43 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK43?
The distance between the two airports is 7497 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 Johannesburg: 2026-01-16 12:10:42
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-01-16 13:10:42

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Johannesburg and Istanbul:
Turkish Airlines - Flight Number: TK39.

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 TK43

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
15 January
19:18
Johannesburg (JNB)
06:15
Istanbul (IST)
09h 57min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
13 January
19:21
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:57
Istanbul (IST)
09h 36min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
20:08
Johannesburg (JNB)
06:49
Istanbul (IST)
09h 41min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
10 January
19:38
Johannesburg (JNB)
06:32
Istanbul (IST)
09h 54min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
08 January
19:23
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:59
Istanbul (IST)
09h 36min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
19:22
Johannesburg (JNB)
06:05
Istanbul (IST)
09h 43min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
22:32
Johannesburg (JNB)
09:05
Istanbul (IST)
09h 33min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
19:43
Johannesburg (JNB)
06:17
Istanbul (IST)
09h 34min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
01 January
19:18
Johannesburg (JNB)
05:48
Istanbul (IST)
09h 30min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 December
19:23
Johannesburg (JNB)
06:33
Istanbul (IST)
10h 10min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed