SA316South African Airways · CPT → JNB
live · 13m ago
Route confirmed South African Airways

SA316 Cape TownCPT · 11:00 JohannesburgJNB · 11:00

SA316 by South African Airways flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in Johannesburg · today
10:43

arrived at JNB · 17 min early

⚖ SA316 typically leaves +7 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
+5 gate · −17 arrival
09-06
+1 gate · −18 arrival
09-04
+6 gate · −7 arrival
09-03
+10 gate · −11 arrival
09-02
−1 gate · −22 arrival
09-01
+7 gate · −13 arrival
08-31
+10 gate · −10 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
JNBJohannesburgOn-time likelyJNB delay board →
CPT→JNBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by JNB (Johannesburg), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cape Town to Johannesburg flights today

same route · South African Airways
SA302departs 06:00
SA306departs 07:00
SA314departs 08:15
SA326departs 11:05
SA332departs 12:20
SA342departs 14:15

If SA316 is cancelled, these are the other South African Airways nonstop flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg 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 SA316 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA316 across the CPT and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how SA316 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
09-07CPT 09:00 09:05 (+5)JNB 11:00 10:43 (−17)
09-06CPT 09:00 09:01 (+1)JNB 11:00 10:42 (−18)
09-04CPT 09:00 09:06 (+6)JNB 11:00 10:53 (−7)
09-03CPT 09:00 09:10 (+10)JNB 11:00 10:49 (−11)
09-02CPT 09:00 08:59 (−1)JNB 11:00 10:38 (−22)
09-01CPT 09:00 09:07 (+7)JNB 11:00 10:47 (−13)
08-31CPT 09:00 09:10 (+10)JNB 11:00 10:50 (−10)
08-30CPT 09:00 09:09 (+9)JNB 10:55 10:44 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-LIZ, ZS-SZA.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and JNB published them.

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