EK779Emirates · CPT → DXB
updated 10m ago
Route confirmed Emirates

EK779 Cape TownCPT · 20:00 DubaiDXB · 07:25

EK779 by Emirates flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Dubai (DXB) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowLanded in Dubai · today
07:06

arrived at DXB · 19 min early

⚖ EK779 typically leaves +15 and lands −16. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+15 gate · −19 arrival
11-11
+3 gate · −19 arrival
11-10
−10 arrival
11-09
+65 gate · +24 arrival
11-08
+10 gate · −11 arrival
11-07
+29 gate · −1 arrival
11-06
+10 gate · −15 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 −16 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownModerate riskCPT delay board →
DXBDubaiOn-time likelyDXB delay board →
CPT→DXBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CPT and DXB 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 Cape Town

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 27°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 16°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 Dubai

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 31°C
Low26°Clikely 24°C to 27°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 Cape Town to Dubai flights today

same route · Emirates
EK773departs 13:40
EK8771departs 17:05
EK771departs 18:30

If EK779 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Cape Town to Dubai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT 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 EK779 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK779 across the CPT and DXB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 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 EK779 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
11-12CPT 20:00 20:15 (+15)DXB 07:25 07:06 (−19)
11-11CPT 20:00 20:03 (+3)DXB 07:25 07:06 (−19)
11-10CPT 20:00DXB 07:25 07:15 (−10)
11-09CPT 20:00 21:05 (+65)DXB 07:25 07:49 (+24)
11-08CPT 20:00 20:10 (+10)DXB 07:25 07:14 (−11)
11-07CPT 20:00 20:29 (+29)DXB 07:25 07:24 (−1)
11-06CPT 20:00 20:10 (+10)DXB 07:25 07:10 (−15)
11-05CPT 20:00 20:15 (+15)DXB 07:25 07:08 (−17)
11-04CPT 20:00 20:13 (+13)DXB 07:25 07:07 (−18)
11-03CPT 20:00 20:46 (+46)DXB 07:25 07:06 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-EXM, A6-EXS, A6-EXN, A6-EXO.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and DXB published them.

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