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TK1979 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

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, April 13, 2026.

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

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Monday April 13, 2026

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Istanbul (IST)
April 13, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
07:50
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:50

Arrival

London (LHR)
April 13, 2026
London Heathrow Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:50
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:50
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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

- BR3554 - EVA Air

- 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: 2026-04-13 02:56:29
Current Time in London: 2026-04-13 00:56:29

Alternative Flights

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

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA677.
- Flight Number: BA679.
- Flight Number: BA681.
- Flight Number: BA701.
- Flight Number: BA717.
- Flight Number: BA719.
- Flight Number: BA721.

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK1931.
- 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: 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 TK1979

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
12 April
08:00
Istanbul (IST)
10:06
London (LHR)
04h 06min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
11 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
10:25
London (LHR)
04h 35min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
10:18
London (LHR)
04h 28min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
10:04
London (LHR)
04h 14min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
10:05
London (LHR)
04h 15min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
07 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
09:57
London (LHR)
04h 07min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
10:09
London (LHR)
04h 19min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
05 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
09:53
London (LHR)
04h 03min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Saturday
04 April
08:00
Istanbul (IST)
09:48
London (LHR)
03h 48min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
03 April
07:50
Istanbul (IST)
09:42
London (LHR)
03h 52min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time