FA143FlySafair · ELS → CPT
live · 41m ago
Route confirmed FlySafair

FA143 East LondonELS Cape TownCPT · 15:10

FA143 by FlySafair flies from East London (ELS) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.

Right nowExpected in Cape Town · Departed
15:35

arrival expected at CPT · 25 min late

Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 12 operations
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-28
+13 arrival
10-27
−7 arrival
10-26
−3 arrival
10-24
−8 arrival
10-23
−6 arrival
10-22
−6 arrival
10-21
+3 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ELSEast LondonOn-time likelyELS delay board →
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
ELS→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Cape Town

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High27°Clikely 24°C to 31°C
Low14°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.2%usually 2.4%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 110 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

How FA143 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA143 across the ELS and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FA143 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
10-28ELS CPT 16:50 17:03 (+13)
10-27ELS CPT 16:50 16:43 (−7)
10-26ELS CPT 16:50 16:47 (−3)
10-24ELS CPT 16:50 16:42 (−8)
10-23ELS CPT 16:50 16:44 (−6)
10-22ELS CPT 16:50 16:44 (−6)
10-21ELS CPT 16:50 16:53 (+3)
10-19ELS CPT 16:50 16:46 (−4)
10-17ELS CPT 16:50 16:43 (−7)
10-16ELS CPT 16:50 16:40 (−10)
10-15ELS CPT 16:50 16:39 (−11)
10-14ELS CPT 16:50 16:42 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-SJH, ZS-FGJ, ZS-FGC, ZS-ZWM.

Board clocks recorded as ELS and CPT published them.

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