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TK1968 Flight Status

According to Trip.com real-time data, the TK1968 flight operated by Turkish Airlines on Mar 5, 2026, flying from Birmingham (BHX) to Istanbul (IST), departed at 11:13 (local time in Birmingham, UTC+0) and is expected to arrive at 17:41 (local time in Istanbul, UTC+3) at Istanbul Airport (IST).
Wed, Mar 4
Thu, Mar 5
Fri, Mar 6
BHX-IST

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Arrived
The flight has arrived 16m early
Birmingham(BHX)
11:31
Scheduled: 11:05, Mar 4
Birmingham Airport T1
173106C5-5199-4134-A176-6296CB3DA377 4h 10m
Istanbul(IST)
17:59
Scheduled: 18:15, Mar 4
Istanbul Airport
Check-in Counter
ZONE C
Boarding Gate
48
Arrival Gate
--
Baggage
20B
BHX-IST

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En route
Your flight has departed Birmingham and is expected to arrive in Istanbul at 17:41.
Birmingham(BHX)
11:13
Scheduled: 11:05, Mar 5
Birmingham Airport T1
173106C5-5199-4134-A176-6296CB3DA377 4h 10m
Istanbul(IST)
17:41
Scheduled: 18:15, Mar 5
Istanbul Airport
Check-in Counter
ZONE C
Boarding Gate
48
Arrival Gate
--
Baggage
20A
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BHX-IST

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Scheduled
Your flight will depart on time.
Birmingham(BHX)
11:05
Scheduled: 11:05, Mar 6
Birmingham Airport T1
173106C5-5199-4134-A176-6296CB3DA377 4h 10m
Istanbul(IST)
18:15
Scheduled: 18:15, Mar 6
Istanbul Airport
Check-in Counter
ZONE C
Boarding Gate
--
Arrival Gate
--
Baggage
--
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TK1968 Aircraft Details

flight status
Boeing 737-900
Punctuality (Departure)
93%
Punctuality (Arrival)
100%
Early on average
31 minutes
Age
13y, 10m
Seats
151
Flight Distance
--

Flight History for TK1968

Trip.com historical records show that the last TK1968 flight departed on Wed, Mar 4 from BHX at approximately 11:31. This flight is expected to arrrive in IST at 17:59.
DateAirportAircraft ModelDepartureArrivalStatus
DepartureArrival
Sun, Mar 1Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)B38M11:1317:45Arrived
Mon, Mar 2Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)B38M11:2117:56Arrived
Tue, Mar 3Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)B38M11:0917:38Arrived
Wed, Mar 4Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)B39M11:3117:59Arrived
Thu, Mar 5Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)B38M11:1317:41En route
Fri, Mar 6Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)73911:0518:15Scheduled
Sat, Mar 7Birmingham (BHX)Istanbul (IST)A21N11:0518:15Scheduled

TK1968 On-Time Performance

Based on the average performance of this flight over the last 30 trips, the on-time departure rate of TK1968 is 93% (Late on average 15 minutes), and the on-time arrival rate is 100% (Early on average 31 minutes).

On-Time Departures
Punctuality
93%
Late on average 15 minutes
Early
3%
On time
90%
30 mins late
7%
60 mins late
0%
90 mins late
0%
Cancelled
0%
On-Time Arrivals
Punctuality
100%
Early on average 31 minutes
Early
100%
On time
0%
30 mins late
0%
60 mins late
0%
90 mins late
0%
Cancelled
0%

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