MS985 CairoCAI · 05:50 New YorkJFK · 10:25
MS985 by EgyptAir flies from Cairo (CAI) to New York (JFK) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.
arrived at JFK · 17 min early
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +6 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at CAI and JFK 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.
How MS985 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MS985 across the CAI and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MS985 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: SU-GGH.
Board clocks recorded as CAI and JFK published them.
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