How delayed are Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures right now?
Cape Town Airport (CPT) delays today: 75% of the 24 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +13 min, across 179 flights tracked so far today.
Cape Town Airport (CPT) delays today: 75% of the 24 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +13 min, across 179 flights tracked so far today. The busiest departure hour on today's board is 06:00 local, with 16 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Johannesburg (JNB), with 88 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 7 September 2026 at 05:07 UTC.
DEPARTURES MINOR DELAYS
+13 min
typical departure delay right now
Departures +13 min, arrivals +12 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.
Live arrivals · Delays & weather · Direct routes · Global delays now
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JUST DEPARTEDSA306 to JNB Johannesburg · +6 min
Live departures board
est. departure
07:20
5Z242to ELS East London
on time
Scheduled07:20Estimated07:20
Running to plan on the current board.
07:20
FA310to HLA Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled07:20Estimated07:20
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07:3107:20
4Z671to PLZ Gqeberha
+11 min
Scheduled07:20Estimated07:31
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07:35
FA100to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled07:50Estimated07:35
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07:40
KL596to AMS Amsterdam
on time
Scheduled07:40Estimated07:40
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07:50
4Z611to KIM Kimberley
on time
Scheduled07:50Estimated07:50
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07:50
4Z661to MQP Mbombela
on time
Scheduled07:50Estimated07:50
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07:53NOW
08:00
4Z641to UTN Upington
on time
Scheduled08:00Estimated08:00
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08:00
SA302to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:00Estimated08:00
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08:02
FA840to BFN Bloemfontein
on time
Scheduled08:05Estimated08:02
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08:05
5Z831to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:05Estimated08:05
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08:10
4Z926to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:10Estimated08:10
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08:20
FA104to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:20Estimated08:20
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08:30
GE110to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:30Estimated08:30
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08:50
FA201to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:50Estimated08:50
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08:50
FA701to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled08:50Estimated08:50
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09:00
4Z922to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:00Estimated09:00
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09:00
SA316to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:00Estimated09:00
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09:05
4Z920to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:05Estimated09:05
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09:05
FA293to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:05Estimated09:05
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09:05
FA313to HLA Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:05Estimated09:05
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09:10
SA306to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:10Estimated09:10
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09:10
UA2023Dto IAD Washington
on time
Scheduled09:10Estimated09:10
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09:25
FA605to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:25Estimated09:25
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09:30
GE102to JNB Johannesburg
on time
Scheduled09:30Estimated09:30
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09:45
4Z390to VFA Victoria Falls
on time
Scheduled09:45Estimated09:45
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Board fetched 45m ago · how we report
2departed
last hour
last hour
12departing
next hour
next hour
0delayed
15+ min
15+ min
0cancelled
on board
on board
Runway demand · next 3 h
07:5309:2310:48
Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Trouble downstream
next 2½ h destinationsJNBJohannesburg16 outbound+4 minDURDurban4 outbound+7 minHLAJohannesburg2 outboundno dataGRJGeorge1 outboundno data
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Where Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures fly
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 31 airports are served in this departures window.
Busiest departure hours at Cape Town Airport (CPT)
00:0012:0023:00
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 06:00 local, with 16 flights scheduled to leave.
When this board says…
posted +15
+26
posted +30
+44
posted +45
+61
posted +60
+81
board's first estimatemedian actual
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures: common questions
How many flights are cancelled at Cape Town Airport (CPT) today?
No cancellations are showing across the 179 flights currently on the board.
What is the busiest departure hour at Cape Town Airport (CPT)?
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 06:00 local, with 16 flights scheduled to leave.
Where do Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures fly?
The busiest destinations on the current board are Johannesburg (JNB), Durban (DUR), Gqeberha (PLZ), Johannesburg (HLA), George (GRJ). In total 31 airports are served in this window.
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