AF872Air France · CDG → CPT
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Air France

AF872 ParisCDG · 17:40 Cape TownCPT · 06:25

AF872 by Air France flies from Paris (CDG) to Cape Town (CPT).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun
17:40

scheduled from CDG

Typical gate push+19 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−42 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~61 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+18 gate
11-01
+19 gate · −42 arrival
10-31
+20 gate · −43 arrival
10-30
+16 gate · −45 arrival
10-29
+38 gate · −37 arrival
10-27
+18 gate · −31 arrival
10-25
+20 gate · −44 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −42 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CDGParisOn-time likelyCDG delay board →
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
CDG→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CDG (Paris), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Paris

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C

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

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 17°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Paris to Cape Town flights today

same route · Air France
AF868departs 10:25

If AF872 is cancelled, this is the other Air France nonstop flight from Paris to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CDG 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 AF872 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AF872 across the CDG and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~42 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 AF872 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-03CDG 17:40 17:58 (+18)CPT
11-01CDG 17:40 17:59 (+19)CPT 06:25 05:43 (−42)
10-31CDG 17:40 18:00 (+20)CPT 06:25 05:42 (−43)
10-30CDG 17:40 17:56 (+16)CPT 06:25 05:40 (−45)
10-29CDG 17:40 18:18 (+38)CPT 06:25 05:48 (−37)
10-27CDG 17:40 17:58 (+18)CPT 06:25 05:54 (−31)
10-25CDG 17:40 18:00 (+20)CPT 06:25 05:41 (−44)

Aircraft

Recent tails: F-HUVF, F-HTYK, F-HTYS, F-HTYN.

Board clocks recorded as CDG and CPT published them.

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