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TK1597 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK1597, which currently operates between the airports of Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST) and Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, December 22, 2025.

TK1597 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

TK1597 Turkish Airlines to Frankfurt

Scheduled - 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 A318 / A319 / A320 / A321

Departure

Istanbul (IST)
December 22, 2025
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
21:05
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 21:05

Arrival

Frankfurt (FRA)
December 22, 2025
Frankfurt Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
22:15
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:15
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Codeshare Flights

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

- UA6902 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK1597?
The flight TK1597 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK1597?
The distance between the two airports is 1839 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 17:50:03
Current Time in Frankfurt: 2025-12-22 15:50:03

Alternative Flights

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

Lufthansa
- Flight Number: LH1301.
- Flight Number: LH1305.

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK1587.
- Flight Number: TK1591.
- Flight Number: TK1593.

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 TK1597

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
21 December
19:15
Istanbul (IST)
20:04
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 49min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
20 December
18:52
Istanbul (IST)
19:47
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 55min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
19 December
18:54
Istanbul (IST)
19:39
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 45min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
18 December
21:32
Istanbul (IST)
22:19
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 47min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
17 December
21:13
Istanbul (IST)
21:46
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 33min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
16 December
21:18
Istanbul (IST)
22:02
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 44min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 December
21:20
Istanbul (IST)
22:08
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 48min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 December
21:20
Istanbul (IST)
22:05
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 December
21:40
Istanbul (IST)
22:23
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 43min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 December
21:40
Istanbul (IST)
22:36
Frankfurt (FRA)
02h 56min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed