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TK197 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK197, which currently operates between the airports of Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code PEK) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

TK197 On Time performance:
76
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

TK197 Turkish Airlines to Istanbul

En Route - On-time
Delay: 5 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday April 15, 2026

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Beijing (PEK)
April 15, 2026
Beijing Capital International Airport
Departed at:
07:32
Terminal:
3
Gate:
E14
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:45

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
April 15, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:15
Terminal:
I
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- CA5233 - Air China

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK197?
The flight TK197 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK197?
The distance between the two airports is 7063 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight TK197?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:06 hours.

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 Beijing: 2026-04-15 07:45:51
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-04-15 02:45:51

Alternative Flights

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

Air China
- Flight Number: CA859. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK89. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from January 12, 2026 to April 11, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 41
On Time: 31 ( 76 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 27, 2025 to April 11, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 27, 2025 to March 26, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights TK197

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
14 April
09:00
Beijing (PEK)
13:46
Istanbul (IST)
09h 46min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
11 April
08:09
Beijing (PEK)
12:54
Istanbul (IST)
09h 45min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 April
08:52
Beijing (PEK)
13:28
Istanbul (IST)
09h 36min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 April
08:17
Beijing (PEK)
13:00
Istanbul (IST)
09h 43min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
08 April
07:34
Beijing (PEK)
12:10
Istanbul (IST)
09h 36min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 April
08:22
Beijing (PEK)
12:48
Istanbul (IST)
09h 26min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
04 April
07:37
Beijing (PEK)
12:20
Istanbul (IST)
09h 43min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
03 April
08:07
Beijing (PEK)
12:51
Istanbul (IST)
09h 44min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
01 April
07:23
Beijing (PEK)
11:55
Istanbul (IST)
09h 32min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 March
10:41
Beijing (PEK)
14:59
Istanbul (IST)
09h 18min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed