FA121FlySafair · JNB → CPT
live · 54m ago
Route confirmed FlySafair

FA121 JohannesburgJNB · 15:45 Cape TownCPT · 15:45

FA121 by FlySafair flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowEstimated · today · as of 15:07
15:31

departs JNB · 14 min early

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~32 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
09-07
+13 gate · −14 arrival
09-05
+18 gate · −22 arrival
09-04
+82 gate · +45 arrival
09-03
+12 gate · −19 arrival
09-02
+15 gate · −25 arrival
09-01
+7 gate · −26 arrival
08-31
+9 gate · −18 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JNBJohannesburgModerate 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
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by JNB (Johannesburg), currently flying MVFR (marginal 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 FA121 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 FA121 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA121 across the JNB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 FA121 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
09-07JNB 13:25 13:38 (+13)CPT 15:45 15:31 (−14)
09-05JNB 13:25 13:43 (+18)CPT 15:45 15:23 (−22)
09-04JNB 13:25 14:47 (+82)CPT 15:45 16:30 (+45)
09-03JNB 13:25 13:37 (+12)CPT 15:45 15:26 (−19)
09-02JNB 13:25 13:40 (+15)CPT 15:45 15:20 (−25)
09-01JNB 13:25 13:32 (+7)CPT 15:45 15:19 (−26)
08-31JNB 13:25 13:34 (+9)CPT 15:45 15:27 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-FGC.

Board clocks recorded as JNB and CPT published them.

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