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Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures today

live · 14m ago

Cape Town Airport (CPT) delays today: 88% of the 112 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +11 min, across 86 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. The busiest departure hour on today's board is 10:00 local, with 13 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Johannesburg (JNB), with 31 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 24 October 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

DEPARTURES MINOR DELAYS
+11 min

typical departure delay right now

Departures +11 min, arrivals 14 min early. No cancellations across 234 tracked flights.

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JUST DEPARTEDFA 340 to DUR · +4 min

Live departures board

est. departure
15:2915:10 ET 846to ADD departed +19
Scheduled15:10Departed15:29GateA3
Departed 15:29, 19 minutes behind schedule
15:3315:20 4Z 924to JNB departed
Scheduled15:20Departed15:33GateA11
Departed 15:33
15:39 FA 340to DUR departed
Scheduled15:35Departed15:39GateA8
Departed 15:39
15:40 FA 513to JNB on time
Scheduled15:40Estimated15:40GateC7
Running to plan on the current board.
15:50 LA 8061to GRU on time
Scheduled15:50Estimated15:50GateB1
Running to plan on the current board.
15:55 SA 352to JNB on time
Scheduled15:55Estimated15:55GateC9
Running to plan on the current board.
16:00 GE 124to JNB on time
Scheduled16:00Estimated16:00GateA7
Running to plan on the current board.
16:06NOW
16:20 FA 120to JNB on time
Scheduled16:20Estimated16:20GateA9
Running to plan on the current board.
16:35 TK 45to IST on time
Scheduled16:35Estimated16:35GateA5
Running to plan on the current board.
16:45 FA 134to PLZ on time
Scheduled16:45Estimated16:45GateA8
Running to plan on the current board.
17:25 SA 354to JNB on time
Scheduled17:25Estimated17:25GateA7
Running to plan on the current board.
17:45 DE 2291to FRA on time
Scheduled17:45Estimated17:45GateA4
Running to plan on the current board.
17:45 FA 176to DUR on time
Scheduled17:45Estimated17:45GateA9
Running to plan on the current board.
18:10 SA 362to JNB on time
Scheduled18:10Estimated18:10GateA8
Running to plan on the current board.
18:25 EK 771to DXB on time
Scheduled18:25Estimated18:25GateB5
Running to plan on the current board.
18:25 FA 170to DUR on time
Scheduled18:25Estimated18:25GateA10
Running to plan on the current board.
18:35 FA 359to HLA on time
Scheduled18:35Estimated18:35GateA7
Running to plan on the current board.
18:50 BA 58to LHR on time
Scheduled18:50Estimated18:50GateA3
Running to plan on the current board.
18:55 FA 567to PLZ on time
Scheduled18:55Estimated18:55GateC8
Running to plan on the current board.

Board fetched 14m ago · how we report

5departed
last hour
3departing
next hour
0delayed
15+ min
0cancelled
on board

Runway demand · next 3 h

16:0617:3619:01

Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.

Trouble downstream

next 2½ h destinations
JNBJNB3 outboundno dataDURDUR2 outboundno dataISTIST1 outboundno dataPLZPLZ1 outboundno data

Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.

Where Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures fly

JNBJohannesburg31 flights
DURDurban7 flights
HLAJohannesburg5 flights
HDSHoedspruit4 flights
PLZGqeberha3 flights
ELSEast London2 flights
MQPMbombela2 flights
WDHWindhoek2 flights

Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 29 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 10:00 local, with 13 flights scheduled to leave.

When this board says…

posted +15
+30
posted +30
+46
posted +45
+59
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 delayed are Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures right now?

Cape Town Airport (CPT) delays today: 88% of the 112 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +11 min, across 86 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded.

How many flights are cancelled at Cape Town Airport (CPT) today?

No cancellations are showing across the 86 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 10:00 local, with 13 flights scheduled to leave.

Where do Cape Town Airport (CPT) departures fly?

The busiest destinations on the current board are Johannesburg (JNB), Durban (DUR), Johannesburg (HLA), Hoedspruit (HDS), Gqeberha (PLZ). In total 29 airports are served in this window.