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 Thursday, October 22, 2026.

Table of contents:
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights TK1979

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

Delay: 13 minutes

Flight Status for Thursday October 22, 2026

Airline information

Turkish Airlines

Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Istanbul (IST)

October 22, 2026

Istanbul Airport

Departed at:

07:50

Gate:

D10

Scheduled Departure Time: 07:50

Arrival

London (LHR)

October 22, 2026

London Heathrow Airport

Arrived at:

10:03

Terminal:

Gate:

Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:50

Baggage: 7

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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

- SA2493 - South African Airways

- TG9462 - Thai Airways International

- 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: 2026-10-22 23:12:30
Current Time in London: 2026-10-22 21:12:30

Alternative Flights

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

British Airways
- 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

Wednesday
21 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

09:47
London (LHR)

03h 57min

Boeing 777-300

Landed - On-time

Tuesday
20 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

10:23
London (LHR)

04h 33min

Boeing 777-300

Landed - Delayed

Monday
19 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

09:57
London (LHR)

04h 07min

Airbus A350-90

Landed - On-time

Sunday
18 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

09:34
London (LHR)

03h 44min

Boeing 787-9

Landed - On-time

Saturday
17 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

09:49
London (LHR)

03h 59min

Airbus A350-90

Landed - On-time

Friday
16 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

10:11
London (LHR)

04h 21min

Boeing 777-300

Landed - Delayed

Thursday
15 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

10:16
London (LHR)

04h 26min

Airbus A350-90

Landed - Delayed

Wednesday
14 October

08:00
Istanbul (IST)

10:04
London (LHR)

04h 04min

Boeing 777-300

Landed - On-time

Tuesday
13 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

10:30
London (LHR)

04h 40min

Boeing 777-300

Landed - Delayed

Monday
12 October

07:50
Istanbul (IST)

09:43
London (LHR)

03h 53min

Airbus A350-90

Landed - On-time