FA101FlySafair · JNB → CPT
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Route confirmed FlySafair

FA101 JohannesburgJNB · 08:40 Cape TownCPT · 08:40

FA101 by FlySafair flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 04:08
08:40

departs JNB · on schedule

⚖ FA101 typically leaves +10 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~24 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
09-18
+8 gate · −30 arrival
09-17
+8 gate · −14 arrival
09-16
+7 gate · −14 arrival
09-15
+7 gate · −6 arrival
09-14
+11 gate · −20 arrival
09-12
+12 gate · −17 arrival
09-11
+10 gate · −24 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JNBJohannesburgHigh riskJNB delay board →
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
JNB→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by CPT (Cape Town), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Johannesburg to Cape Town flights today

same route · FlySafair
FA200departs 05:55
FA606departs 06:25
FA604departs 06:30
FA804departs 07:05
FA298departs 07:15
FA692departs 08:00

If FA101 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JNB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How FA101 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA101 across the JNB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 FA101 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
09-18JNB 08:40 08:48 (+8)CPT 11:00 10:30 (−30)
09-17JNB 08:40 08:48 (+8)CPT 11:00 10:46 (−14)
09-16JNB 08:40 08:47 (+7)CPT 11:00 10:46 (−14)
09-15JNB 08:40 08:47 (+7)CPT 11:00 10:54 (−6)
09-14JNB 08:40 08:51 (+11)CPT 11:00 10:40 (−20)
09-12JNB 08:40 08:52 (+12)CPT 11:00 10:43 (−17)
09-11JNB 08:40 08:50 (+10)CPT 11:00 10:36 (−24)
09-10JNB 08:40 08:58 (+18)CPT 11:00 10:47 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-FGY, ZS-ZWM, ZS-SJA.

Board clocks recorded as JNB and CPT published them.

Planning around FA101? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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