FA490 JohannesburgJNB · 06:40 DurbanDUR · 07:50
FA490 by FlySafair flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Durban (DUR).
scheduled from JNB
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at JNB and DUR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Johannesburg to Durban flights today
same route · FlySafairIf FA490 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Johannesburg to Durban 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 FA490 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA490 across the JNB and DUR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~13 min) but landed about 11 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FA490 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: ZS-FGE.
Board clocks recorded as JNB and DUR published them.
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Pro Flight Search — FA490 Johannesburg to Durban on-time performance, measured from the JNB and DUR airport boards.
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