SA342South African Airways · CPT → JNB
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Route confirmed South African Airways

SA342 Cape TownCPT · 14:15 JohannesburgJNB · 14:15

SA342 by South African Airways flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.

Right nowGo to Gate · today
14:15

departs CPT · on schedule

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~19 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
09-13
−2 gate · −19 arrival
09-12
+8 gate · −5 arrival
09-11
+16 gate · +1 arrival
09-10
+16 gate · −7 arrival
09-09
+12 gate · −11 arrival
09-08
+15 gate · −8 arrival
09-07
+8 gate · −2 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 −7 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

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CPT 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.

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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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
SA316departs 09:00
SA326departs 11:05
SA332departs 12:20

If SA342 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 SA342 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA342 across the CPT and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 SA342 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
09-13CPT 14:15 14:13 (−2)JNB 16:15 15:56 (−19)
09-12CPT 14:15 14:23 (+8)JNB 16:15 16:10 (−5)
09-11CPT 14:15 14:31 (+16)JNB 16:20 16:21 (+1)
09-10CPT 14:15 14:31 (+16)JNB 16:15 16:08 (−7)
09-09CPT 14:15 14:27 (+12)JNB 16:20 16:09 (−11)
09-08CPT 14:15 14:30 (+15)JNB 16:15 16:07 (−8)
09-07CPT 14:15 14:23 (+8)JNB 16:20 16:18 (−2)
09-06CPT 14:15 14:25 (+10)JNB 14:15

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-LIZ, ZS-SZO.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and JNB published them.

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