5Z840 JohannesburgJNB · 18:00 Cape TownCPT · 20:15
5Z840 by Bismillah Airlines flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT).
scheduled from JNB
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at JNB and CPT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Johannesburg
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
- 43% chance of thunder
- 77% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Cape Town
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
- Gusts to 31 kt
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Johannesburg to Cape Town flights today
same route · Bismillah AirlinesIf 5Z840 is cancelled, these are the other Bismillah Airlines nonstop flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JNB local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How 5Z840 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 5Z840 across the JNB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 5Z840 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: ZS-CMG, ZS-CMK.
Board clocks recorded as JNB and CPT published them.
Planning around 5Z840? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Pro Flight Search: 5Z840 Johannesburg to Cape Town on-time performance, measured from the JNB and CPT airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/5Z840
.