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TK281 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK281, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

TK281 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

TK281 Turkish Airlines to Istanbul

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday October 29, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 28, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
October 29, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departed at:
10:10
Terminal:
2
Gate:
D73
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:10

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
October 29, 2025
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
16:54
Terminal:
I
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 17:10
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK281?
The flight TK281 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK281?
The distance between the two airports is 8024 kilometers.

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 Shanghai: 2025-10-29 20:59:25
Current Time in Istanbul: 2025-10-29 15:59:25

Alternative Flights

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

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU703. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Turkish Airlines
- Flight Number: TK27. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights TK281

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
28 October
09:48
Shanghai (PVG)
16:43
Istanbul (IST)
11h 55min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
04:59
Shanghai (PVG)
16:41
Istanbul (IST)
16h 42min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time