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TK1971 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK1971, 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 Friday, February 13, 2026.

TK1971 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

TK1971 Turkish Airlines to London

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Friday February 13, 2026

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Istanbul (IST)
February 13, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
15:10
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:10

Arrival

London (LHR)
February 13, 2026
London Heathrow Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
16:10
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- 3U7201 - Sichuan Airlines

- 6E4075 - IndiGo

- AV6621 - Avianca

- BR3552 - EVA Air

- LA5669 - LATAM Airlines

- PK5971 - Pakistan International Airlines

- WB1269 - RwandAir

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK1971?
The flight TK1971 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK1971?
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: 2026-02-13 06:22:31
Current Time in London: 2026-02-13 03:22:31

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: TK1979.
- 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 February 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 TK1971

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
12 February
15:33
Istanbul (IST)
15:52
London (LHR)
03h 19min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
11 February
15:32
Istanbul (IST)
15:57
London (LHR)
03h 25min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 February
15:31
Istanbul (IST)
15:49
London (LHR)
03h 18min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 February
15:25
Istanbul (IST)
15:47
London (LHR)
03h 22min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
08 February
15:37
Istanbul (IST)
15:48
London (LHR)
03h 11min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
07 February
15:35
Istanbul (IST)
16:02
London (LHR)
03h 27min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
06 February
15:41
Istanbul (IST)
16:14
London (LHR)
03h 33min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
05 February
15:47
Istanbul (IST)
16:12
London (LHR)
03h 25min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
04 February
15:55
Istanbul (IST)
16:08
London (LHR)
03h 13min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
03 February
15:25
Istanbul (IST)
16:00
London (LHR)
03h 35min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time