MS987 CairoCAI · 05:30 New YorkEWR · 10:00
MS987 by EgyptAir flies from Cairo (CAI) to New York (EWR) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.
arrived at EWR · 48 min late
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 +28 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at CAI and EWR 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 Cairo to New York flights today
same route · EgyptAirIf MS987 is cancelled, this is the other EgyptAir nonstop flight from Cairo to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CAI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How MS987 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MS987 across the CAI and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 3/8 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MS987 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-GFZ, SU-GEV.
Board clocks recorded as CAI and EWR published them.
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