AF868 ParisCDG · 10:25 Cape TownCPT · 22:10
AF868 by Air France flies from Paris (CDG) to Cape Town (CPT).
scheduled from CDG
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CDG and CPT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 on this route
ForecastParis to Cape Town with Air France · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.5%0.9× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 11%1.0× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · 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 Paris to Cape Town flights
same route · Air FranceIf AF868 is cancelled, this is the other Air France nonstop flight from Paris to Cape Town, with scheduled departure times in CDG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AF868 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AF868 across the CDG and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AF868 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: F-HTYN, F-HTYJ, F-HTYO, F-HUVQ.
Board clocks recorded as CDG and CPT published them.
Planning around AF868? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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