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route Route

IST → LHR

234 km avg 2h 57m 2 airlines

Departure

IST LTFM VFR

İstanbul Airport

Istanbul, TR

Local time
12:11 GMT+3
Timezone
Europe/Istanbul
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
325 ft
Coordinates
41.2749, 28.7321

cloud Weather

Wind
220° / 15 kt
Visibility
6 SM
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temp / Dew
22°C / 9°C
Altimeter
30.03 inHg

Obs: 2026-05-30T08:50:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR LTFM 300850Z 22015KT 180V240 CAVOK 22/09 Q1017 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 22015KT RWY34L 20015KT RWY16R 22013KT RWY36 21016KT RWY18 23018KT

TAF LTFM 300440Z 3006/3112 23015KT CAVOK BECMG 3011/3013 22017G27KT BECMG 3019/3021 22013KT

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 12 Departures
flight_land 13 Arrivals

Arrival

LHR EGLL VFR

London Heathrow Airport

London, GB

Local time
10:11 GMT+1
Timezone
Europe/London
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
83 ft
Coordinates
51.4707, -0.4599

cloud Weather

Wind
VRB / 3 kt
Visibility
6 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temp / Dew
23°C / 11°C
Altimeter
30.12 inHg

Obs: 2026-05-30T08:50:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR EGLL 300850Z AUTO VRB03KT 9999 NCD 23/11 Q1020

TAF EGLL 300456Z 3006/3112 VRB04KT CAVOK BECMG 3014/3017 28010KT BECMG 3104/3107 BKN030 PROB30 TEMPO 3105/3108 BKN014

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 55 Departures
flight_land 49 Arrivals
Flights tracked
199 showing last 50
Avg duration
2h 57m
Distance
234 km

Live traffic

IST → LHR. Live aircraft currently filed on this route.

Airlines 2

Airline Flights shown
Turkish Airlines 27
British Airways 23

Other connections

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More origins to LHR

Recent flights last 50

DateFlightAircraftTakeoffLandingDurationArr Δ
2026-05-30 THY1RV 4BAA0A May 30, 05:35 UTCMay 30, 06:15 UTC40m -
2026-05-29 THY70G 4BB276 May 29, 17:50 UTCMay 29, 21:25 UTC3h 35m -
2026-05-29 BAW613 400F99 May 29, 13:40 UTCMay 29, 15:30 UTC1h 50m -
2026-05-29 BAW689 4081BF May 29, 13:10 UTCMay 29, 16:45 UTC3h 35m -
2026-05-29 BAW675 4076E3 May 29, 11:00 UTCMay 29, 13:50 UTC2h 50m -
2026-05-29 THY3UN 4BB0EF May 29, 10:35 UTCMay 29, 14:00 UTC3h 25m -
2026-05-28 THY70G 4BB215 May 28, 17:45 UTCMay 28, 21:15 UTC3h 30m -
2026-05-28 BAW689 4080DB May 28, 14:45 UTCMay 28, 18:35 UTC3h 50m -
2026-05-28 BAW613 406A3E May 28, 14:10 UTCMay 28, 15:55 UTC1h 45m -
2026-05-28 THY9RS 4BB268 May 28, 11:20 UTCMay 28, 15:10 UTC3h 50m -
2026-05-28 THY3UN 4BB0F2 May 28, 10:55 UTCMay 28, 14:20 UTC3h 25m -
2026-05-28 THY1RV 4BA999 May 28, 05:35 UTCMay 28, 06:10 UTC35m -
2026-05-27 THY70G 4BB268 May 27, 17:50 UTCMay 27, 21:20 UTC3h 30m -
2026-05-27 BAW689 4081BF May 27, 14:25 UTCMay 27, 18:10 UTC3h 45m -
2026-05-27 BAW675 4063DE May 27, 12:05 UTCMay 27, 15:00 UTC2h 55m -
2026-05-27 THY3UN 4BB0EF May 27, 10:55 UTCMay 27, 14:10 UTC3h 15m -
2026-05-26 THY70G 4BA9DA May 26, 17:50 UTCMay 26, 21:00 UTC3h 10m -
2026-05-26 BAW689 407535 May 26, 12:35 UTCMay 26, 15:49 UTC3h 15m -
2026-05-26 THY3UN 4BB0F5 May 26, 10:39 UTCMay 26, 13:45 UTC3h 5m -
2026-05-25 THY70G 4BB290 May 25, 18:00 UTCMay 25, 21:04 UTC3h 5m -
2026-05-25 BAW675 40097E May 25, 12:15 UTCMay 25, 15:00 UTC2h 45m -
2026-05-25 BAW689 407930 May 25, 12:05 UTCMay 25, 15:30 UTC3h 25m -
2026-05-25 THY3UN 4BB0E2 May 25, 10:40 UTCMay 25, 13:45 UTC3h 5m -
2026-05-24 THY70G 4BB262 May 24, 17:40 UTCMay 24, 21:00 UTC3h 20m -
2026-05-24 BAW689 40838B May 24, 14:40 UTCMay 24, 18:00 UTC3h 20m -
2026-05-24 BAW677 407D74 May 24, 14:35 UTCMay 24, 17:25 UTC2h 50m -
2026-05-24 THY3UN 4BB0FA May 24, 10:40 UTCMay 24, 13:35 UTC2h 55m -
2026-05-24 BAW675 407930 May 24, 09:55 UTCMay 24, 12:45 UTC2h 50m -
2026-05-23 BAW675 406AE3 May 23, 19:05 UTCMay 23, 21:50 UTC2h 45m -
2026-05-23 THY70G 4BB264 May 23, 17:55 UTCMay 23, 21:15 UTC3h 20m -
2026-05-23 BAW613 406BBB May 23, 16:35 UTCMay 23, 18:20 UTC1h 46m -
2026-05-23 BAW689 4080E4 May 23, 15:05 UTCMay 23, 18:35 UTC3h 31m -
2026-05-23 THY9RS 4BB292 May 23, 11:20 UTCMay 23, 14:40 UTC3h 20m -
2026-05-23 THY3UN 4BB1C4 May 23, 10:45 UTCMay 23, 13:55 UTC3h 10m -
2026-05-22 THY70G 4BB281 May 22, 18:10 UTCMay 22, 21:25 UTC3h 15m -
2026-05-22 BAW613 4063DE May 22, 13:40 UTCMay 22, 15:30 UTC1h 50m -
2026-05-22 BAW689 4076CC May 22, 12:35 UTCMay 22, 16:05 UTC3h 30m -
2026-05-22 THY3UN 4BB101 May 22, 11:00 UTCMay 22, 14:10 UTC3h 10m -
2026-05-22 BAW675 400981 May 22, 10:50 UTCMay 22, 13:45 UTC2h 55m -
2026-05-22 THY6204 4BA88F May 22, 06:35 UTCMay 22, 07:55 UTC1h 20m -
2026-05-22 THY6204 4BA88F May 22, 03:15 UTCMay 22, 04:30 UTC1h 15m -
2026-05-21 THY70G 4BB289 May 21, 18:00 UTCMay 21, 21:20 UTC3h 20m -
2026-05-21 BAW689 40822E May 21, 14:20 UTCMay 21, 17:55 UTC3h 35m -
2026-05-21 BAW613 40093F May 21, 14:00 UTCMay 21, 16:01 UTC2h 0m -
2026-05-21 THY9RS 4BB263 May 21, 11:20 UTCMay 21, 14:45 UTC3h 25m -
2026-05-21 THY3UN 4BB0EF May 21, 10:45 UTCMay 21, 13:50 UTC3h 5m -
2026-05-20 THY70G 4BB281 May 20, 17:45 UTCMay 20, 21:05 UTC3h 20m -
2026-05-20 BAW689 407535 May 20, 14:20 UTCMay 20, 18:05 UTC3h 45m -
2026-05-20 BAW675 407537 May 20, 11:50 UTCMay 20, 15:00 UTC3h 10m -
2026-05-20 THY3UN 4BB104 May 20, 10:55 UTCMay 20, 14:15 UTC3h 20m -

IST → LHR frequently asked

How long is the flight from IST to LHR?
Average flight time on the IST–LHR route is 2h 57m, covering approximately 234 km (145 mi).
What is the distance from IST to LHR?
The great-circle distance from IST to LHR is approximately 234 km (145 miles).
Which airlines fly from IST to LHR?
2 airlines operate this route in our records: Turkish Airlines, British Airways.
How many flights per week from IST to LHR?
We've observed ~5 flights per day on this route across our tracking data (199 total flights recorded).
Can I track IST–LHR flights live?
Yes. The live tracker map above shows aircraft currently flying this route, filtered by departure and arrival airport.