KQ785 Cape TownCPT · 07:20 NairobiNBO · 21:05
KQ785 by Kenya Airways flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Nairobi (NBO) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.
en route from CPT to NBO
board checked 6m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:27 · typical taxi-out at CPT ≈ 5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CPT and NBO 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.
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 Cape Town to Nairobi flights today
same route · Kenya AirwaysIf KQ785 is cancelled, these are the other Kenya Airways nonstop flights from Cape Town to Nairobi 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 KQ785 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KQ785 across the CPT and NBO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~10 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KQ785 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: 5Y-KYD, 5Y-KZE, 5Y-CYB, 5Y-CYC.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and NBO published them.
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