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TK173 Turkish Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight TG7547 from Thai Airways International (TG) is a codeshare flight operated by Turkish Airlines (TK) under the flight number TK173. Check this page for details about flight TK173.

Below, you can find details about Turkish Airlines flight TK173, which currently operates between the airports of Phuket - Phuket International Airport (Airport Code HKT) and Istanbul - Istanbul Airport (Airport Code IST).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

TK173 On Time performance:
86
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

TK173 Turkish Airlines to Istanbul

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 20 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday April 15, 2026

Airline information

Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

Phuket (HKT)
April 15, 2026
Phuket International Airport
Departed at:
23:48
Terminal:
D - Domestic - Terminal 2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:35

Arrival

Istanbul (IST)
April 16, 2026
Istanbul Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:05
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:45
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Codeshare Flights

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

- TG7547 - Thai Airways International

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight TK173?
The flight TK173 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight TK173?
The distance between the two airports is 7712 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight TK173?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:19 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 Phuket: 2026-04-16 04:09:58
Current Time in Istanbul: 2026-04-16 00:09:58

Alternative Flights

Turkish Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Phuket to Istanbul.

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 08, 2026 to April 06, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 85
On Time: 73 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 9 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 08, 2025 to April 06, 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from April 02, 2025 to March 30, 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.

Last Past Flights TK173

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
16 April
23:48
Phuket (HKT)
05:05
Istanbul (IST)
09h 17min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
- Delayed
Tuesday
14 April
22:45
Phuket (HKT)
05:05
Istanbul (IST)
10h 20min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
11 April
23:04
Phuket (HKT)
05:45
Istanbul (IST)
10h 41min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
09 April
22:58
Phuket (HKT)
05:20
Istanbul (IST)
10h 22min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
07 April
22:58
Phuket (HKT)
05:15
Istanbul (IST)
10h 17min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
04 April
22:46
Phuket (HKT)
05:10
Istanbul (IST)
10h 24min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
02 April
22:55
Phuket (HKT)
04:45
Istanbul (IST)
09h 50min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
31 March
23:00
Phuket (HKT)
04:45
Istanbul (IST)
09h 45min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Monday
30 March
22:55
Phuket (HKT)
04:45
Istanbul (IST)
09h 50min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Sunday
29 March
22:36
Phuket (HKT)
04:20
Istanbul (IST)
09h 44min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time