SA281South African Airways · PER → JNB
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Route confirmed South African Airways

SA281 PerthPER · 23:50 JohannesburgJNB · 05:15

SA281 by South African Airways flies from Perth (PER) to Johannesburg (JNB).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Tue Wed Fri Sun
23:50

scheduled from PER

Typical arrival−38 minmedian over 12 operations
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+37+73+110 min
10-11
+14 arrival
10-09
−60 arrival
10-07
−64 arrival
10-06
−65 arrival
10-05
+110 arrival
10-04
+14 arrival
10-02
−70 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 −38 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PERPerthOn-time likelyPER delay board →
JNBJohannesburgOn-time likelyJNB delay board →
PER→JNBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at PER and JNB 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How SA281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA281 across the PER and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~38 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how SA281 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
10-11PER 23:50JNB 05:15 05:29 (+14)
10-09PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:15 (−60)
10-07PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:11 (−64)
10-06PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:10 (−65)
10-05PER 23:50JNB 05:15 07:05 (+110)
10-04PER 23:50JNB 05:15 05:29 (+14)
10-02PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:05 (−70)
09-30PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:25 (−50)
09-29PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:39 (−36)
09-28PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:37 (−38)
09-27PER 23:50JNB 05:15 04:39 (−36)
09-25PER JNB 05:15 04:24 (−51)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-SXD, ZS-SXF.

Board clocks recorded as PER and JNB published them.

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