TK979 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK979, which currently operates between the airports of Ercan - Ercan Airport (Airport Code ECN) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

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Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights TK979

TK979 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

TK979 Turkish Airlines from Ercan

Scheduled

Flight Status for Tuesday May 26, 2026

This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (May 25, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines

Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Ercan (ECN)

May 26, 2026

Ercan Airport

Scheduled Departure Time:

16:55

Terminal:

Gate:

Scheduled Departure Time: 16:55

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)

May 26, 2026

Istanbul Airport

Scheduled Arrival Time:

18:40

Gate:

Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:40

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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK979?
The flight TK979 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK979?
The distance between the two airports is 796 kilometers.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

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

Pegasus
- Flight Number: PC1981.
- Flight Number: PC1983.

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK961.
- Flight Number: TK963.
- Flight Number: TK965.
- Flight Number: TK967.
- Flight Number: TK969.
- Flight Number: TK971.
- Flight Number: TK973.
- Flight Number: TK977.
- Flight Number: TK991.

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

Last Past Flights TK979

Date

Departure

Arrival

Duration

Aircraft

Status

Monday
25 May

16:55
Ercan (ECN)

18:40
Istanbul (IST)

01h 45min

Boeing 737-800

Landed - On-time

Sunday
24 May

16:55
Ercan (ECN)

18:15
Istanbul (IST)

01h 20min

Airbus A320

Landed - On-time

Saturday
23 May

16:55
Ercan (ECN)

19:10
Istanbul (IST)

02h 15min

Airbus A320

Landed - Delayed

Friday
22 May

16:55
Ercan (ECN)

19:00
Istanbul (IST)

02h 05min

Airbus A320

Landed - Delayed

Thursday
21 May

17:03
Ercan (ECN)

18:40
Istanbul (IST)

01h 37min

Boeing 737-800

Landed - On-time

Wednesday
20 May

16:55
Ercan (ECN)

18:40
Istanbul (IST)

01h 45min

Boeing 737-800

Landed - On-time

Sunday
17 May

17:05
Ercan (ECN)

18:55
Istanbul (IST)

01h 50min

Airbus A320 (s

Landed - Delayed

Saturday
16 May

17:23
Ercan (ECN)

19:05
Istanbul (IST)

01h 42min

Airbus A320

Landed - Delayed

Friday
15 May

17:14
Ercan (ECN)

18:40
Istanbul (IST)

01h 26min

Airbus A321

Landed - On-time

Sunday
10 May

17:25
Ercan (ECN)

18:40
Istanbul (IST)

01h 15min

Airbus A320

Landed - On-time