FA171FlySafair · DUR → CPT
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed FlySafair

FA171 DurbanDUR · 15:30 Cape TownCPT · 17:50

FA171 by FlySafair flies from Durban (DUR) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today · as of 15:52
15:30

departs DUR · on schedule

Typical gate push+26 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 9 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+43+86+129 min
11-02
+29 gate · +2 arrival
11-01
+23 gate · +8 arrival
10-31
+15 gate · −20 arrival
10-30
+129 gate · +96 arrival
10-29
+26 gate · −16 arrival
10-28
+26 gate · −9 arrival
10-27
+0 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 · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DURDurbanHigh riskDUR delay board →
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
DUR→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
60%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.2%Chance of cancellation
+22 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DUR (Durban), 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 Durban

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 25°C to 28°C
Low20°Clikely 19°C to 21°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

High27°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 Durban to Cape Town flights today

same route · FlySafair
FA462departs 07:15
FA177departs 09:05
FA161departs 12:10
FA163departs 13:50
FA165departs 13:55
FA175departs 13:55

If FA171 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Durban to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DUR 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 FA171 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA171 across the DUR and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 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 FA171 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
11-02DUR 15:15 15:44 (+29)CPT 17:50 17:52 (+2)
11-01DUR 15:30 15:53 (+23)CPT 17:50 17:58 (+8)
10-31DUR 15:15 15:30 (+15)CPT 17:50 17:30 (−20)
10-30DUR 15:15 17:24 (+129)CPT 17:50 19:26 (+96)
10-29DUR 15:15 15:41 (+26)CPT 17:50 17:34 (−16)
10-28DUR 15:15 15:41 (+26)CPT 17:50 17:41 (−9)
10-27DUR 15:30CPT 17:50 (+0)
10-26DUR 15:15 15:42 (+27)CPT 17:50 17:44 (−6)
10-25DUR CPT 17:50 17:41 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-CDR, ZS-FGH, ZS-SJR.

Board clocks recorded as DUR and CPT published them.

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