FA178FlySafair · CPT → DUR
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Route confirmed FlySafair

FA178 Cape TownCPT · 12:00 DurbanDUR · 12:11

FA178 by FlySafair flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Durban (DUR) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowEn route to Durban · off blocks 12:11 · 11 min late
En route

en route from CPT to DUR

En routeFA178 · position estimated
CPTCape TownDURDurban
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:11 · typical taxi-out at CPT ≈ 5 min.

⚖ FA178 typically leaves +11 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
+11 gate
09-15
+11 gate · −16 arrival
09-14
+18 gate · −1 arrival
09-12
+11 gate · −19 arrival
09-11
+6 gate · −20 arrival
09-10
+19 gate · −11 arrival
09-08
+5 gate · −21 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
DURDurbanOn-time likelyDUR delay board →
CPT→DURevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by DUR (Durban), 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cape Town to Durban flights today

same route · FlySafair
FA160departs 06:00
FA188departs 08:00
FA463departs 10:25
FA162departs 11:10
FA164departs 11:15
FA174departs 11:15

If FA178 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Cape Town to Durban on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How FA178 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA178 across the CPT and DUR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 FA178 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
09-16CPT 12:00 12:11 (+11)DUR 12:11
09-15CPT 12:00 12:11 (+11)DUR 14:05 13:49 (−16)
09-14CPT 12:00 12:18 (+18)DUR 14:05 14:04 (−1)
09-12CPT 12:00 12:11 (+11)DUR 14:05 13:46 (−19)
09-11CPT 12:00 12:06 (+6)DUR 14:05 13:45 (−20)
09-10CPT 12:00 12:19 (+19)DUR 14:05 13:54 (−11)
09-08CPT 12:00 12:05 (+5)DUR 14:05 13:44 (−21)
09-07CPT 12:00 12:09 (+9)DUR 14:05 13:47 (−18)
09-05CPT 12:00 12:12 (+12)DUR 14:05 13:55 (−10)
09-04CPT 12:00 12:05 (+5)DUR 14:05 14:02 (−3)
09-03CPT 12:00 12:13 (+13)DUR 14:05 13:53 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-SJS.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and DUR published them.

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