Turkish Airlines flight TK 1981: Istanbul - London Gatwick

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Mon,Thu,Sun 07:55 Istanbul (IST) 09:55 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Airbus A321 (32B) 4:00 Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-10-22
Tue,Wed,Fri,Sat 07:55 Istanbul (IST) 09:55 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Airbus A321neo (32Q) 4:00 Effective 2026-03-31 through 2026-10-24
Thu 08:05 Istanbul (IST) 09:10 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Boeing 787-9 (789) 4:05 Operates only on 2026-01-08
Daily 08:05 Istanbul (IST) 09:10 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Airbus A321neo (32Q) 4:05 Effective from 2026-10-25
Tue,Wed,Fri-Sun 08:15 Istanbul (IST) 09:20 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Airbus A321neo (32Q) 4:05 Valid until 2026-03-28
Mon,Thu 08:20 Istanbul (IST) 09:25 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Airbus A321neo (32Q) 4:05 Valid until 2026-01-05
Mon,Thu 08:20 Istanbul (IST) 09:25 London Gatwick (LGW) S
TK 1981 Non-stop Airbus A321neo (32Q) 4:05 Effective 2026-01-12 through 2026-03-26
Turkish Airlines flight TK 1981:
Istanbul - London Gatwick
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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-10-22
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Duration: 4:00, non-stop
Airbus A321 (32B)

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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Effective 2026-03-31 through 2026-10-24
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Duration: 4:00, non-stop
Airbus A321neo (32Q)

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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Operates only on 2026-01-08
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Duration: 4:05, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)

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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Effective from 2026-10-25
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Duration: 4:05, non-stop
Airbus A321neo (32Q)

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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Valid until 2026-03-28
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Duration: 4:05, non-stop
Airbus A321neo (32Q)

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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Valid until 2026-01-05
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Duration: 4:05, non-stop
Airbus A321neo (32Q)

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Turkish Airlines TK1981
Effective 2026-01-12 through 2026-03-26
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Duration: 4:05, non-stop
Airbus A321neo (32Q)
  • TK 1981 is an international flight departing from Istanbul airport, Turkey (IST) and arriving at London Gatwick airport, United Kingdom (LGW).
  • The flight distance is 1529 miles, or 2460 km.
  • The timezone of the departure airport is UTC+3 , and the timezone of the arrival airport is UTC+0 . Current time at the point of departure is (loading...), and (loading...) at the point of arrival. There is a (loading...) hour time difference between the airports.
  • For direct flights, the flight time varies between 4:00 and 4:05.