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TK1979 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight 3U7203 from Sichuan Airlines (3U) is a codeshare flight operated by Turkish Airlines (TK) under the flight number TK1979. Check this page for details about flight TK1979.

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK1979, which currently operates between the airports of Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST) and London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, December 22, 2025.

TK1979 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

TK1979 Turkish Airlines to London

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Monday December 22, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 21, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 23, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

Istanbul (IST)
December 22, 2025
Istanbul Airport
Departed at:
09:08
Gate:
D10
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:50

Arrival

London (LHR)
December 22, 2025
London Heathrow Airport
Arrived at:
09:45
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:55
Baggage: 10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- 3U7203 - Sichuan Airlines

- 6E4063 - IndiGo

- AC6697 - Air Canada

- FI7000 - Icelandair

- PK5979 - Pakistan International Airlines

- UA6915 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK1979?
The flight TK1979 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK1979?
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 Istanbul: 2025-12-22 19:49:24
Current Time in London: 2025-12-22 16:49:24

Alternative Flights

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

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA675.
- Flight Number: BA677.
- Flight Number: BA679.
- Flight Number: BA681.

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK1931.
- Flight Number: TK1933.
- Flight Number: TK1935.
- Flight Number: TK1971.
- Flight Number: TK1983.
- Flight Number: TK1985.
- Flight Number: TK1987.
- Flight Number: TK1989.

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 December 02, 2024 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 TK1979

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
21 December
09:32
Istanbul (IST)
10:02
London (LHR)
03h 30min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Saturday
20 December
09:10
Istanbul (IST)
09:29
London (LHR)
03h 19min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
19 December
09:16
Istanbul (IST)
09:46
London (LHR)
03h 30min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Thursday
18 December
09:34
Istanbul (IST)
10:03
London (LHR)
03h 29min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
17 December
11:08
Istanbul (IST)
11:28
London (LHR)
03h 20min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
16 December
10:06
Istanbul (IST)
10:33
London (LHR)
03h 27min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Monday
15 December
09:28
Istanbul (IST)
09:45
London (LHR)
03h 17min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 December
09:00
Istanbul (IST)
10:14
London (LHR)
04h 14min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
13 December
10:01
Istanbul (IST)
10:26
London (LHR)
03h 25min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Friday
12 December
09:25
Istanbul (IST)
10:02
London (LHR)
03h 37min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time