Turkish Airlines

TK971 Flight status

According to Trip.com’s latest record on status for Turkish Airlines flight TK971 from Ercan to Istanbul (ECN-IST): Flight TK971 has safely landed at Istanbul Airport (IST) 04:10 (local time), about 30m early.

Mon, Aug 17

Tue, Aug 18

Thu, Aug 20

ECN-IST

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Arrived

The flight has arrived 36m early

Ercan(ECN)

02:45

Scheduled: 02:55, Aug 17

Ercan International Airport

1h 45m

Istanbul(IST)

04:04

Scheduled: 04:40, Aug 17

Istanbul Airport

Check-in Counter

B23-B32

Boarding Gate

102

Arrival Gate

Baggage

ECN-IST

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Arrived

The flight has arrived 30m early

Ercan(ECN)

02:54

Scheduled: 02:55, Aug 18

Ercan International Airport

1h 45m

Istanbul(IST)

04:10

Scheduled: 04:40, Aug 18

Istanbul Airport

Check-in Counter

B23-B32

Boarding Gate

102

Arrival Gate

Baggage

23A

ECN-IST

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Scheduled

Your flight will depart on time.

Ercan(ECN)

02:55

Scheduled: 02:55, Aug 20

Ercan International Airport

1h 45m

Istanbul(IST)

04:40

Scheduled: 04:40, Aug 20

Istanbul Airport

Check-in Counter

B23-B32

Boarding Gate

Arrival Gate

Baggage

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TK971 Aircraft Details

According to Trip.com real-time data, the TK971 flight from Ercan to Istanbul on 8/18/2026 is operated using the aircraft model Boeing 737 MAX 8. This aircraft has been in service for 7y, 10m. The aircraft has 151 seats.

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Punctuality (Departure)

100 %

Punctuality (Arrival)

100 %

Early on average

33 minutes

Age

7y, 10m

Seats

151

Flight Distance

Economy

Business

In-Flight Services

Meal included

Seatback entertainment system

Wi-Fi (additional charge)

USB port

Seat Information

76 cm

More legroom than on 24% of flights

44 cm

Seat width better than on 24% of flights

102°

Reclining Angle

3-3

Seat layout example

In-Flight Services

Meal included

Seatback entertainment system

Wi-Fi (free)

USB port and power outlet

Seat Information

114 cm

More legroom than on 22% of flights

53 cm

Seat width better than on 22% of flights

114°

Reclining Angle

2-2

Seat layout example

Flight History for TK971

Trip.com historical records show that the last TK971 flight departed on Mon, Aug 17 from ECN at approximately 02:45. This flight is expected to arrrive in IST at 04:04.

Date	Airport		Aircraft Model	Departure	Arrival	Status
Date	Departure	Arrival	Aircraft Model	Departure	Arrival	Status
Wed, Aug 12	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	B39M	02:49	04:01	Arrived
Thu, Aug 13	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	738	--	--	Canceled
Fri, Aug 14	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	739	03:02	04:20	Arrived
Sat, Aug 15	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	320	02:49	04:01	Arrived
Mon, Aug 17	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	B38M	02:45	04:04	Arrived
Tue, Aug 18	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	738	02:54	04:10	Arrived
Thu, Aug 20	Ercan (ECN)	Istanbul (IST)	B38M	02:55	04:40	Scheduled

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TK971 On-Time Performance

Based on the average performance of this flight over the last 30 trips, the on-time departure rate of TK971 is 100% (Early on average 4 minutes), and the on-time arrival rate is 100% (Early on average 33 minutes).

On-Time Departures

Punctuality

100 %

Early on average 4 minutes

Early

80 %

On time

20 %

30 mins late

0 %

60 mins late

0 %