SA355South African Airways · JNB → CPT
live · 44m ago
Route confirmed South African Airways

SA355 JohannesburgJNB · 16:40 Cape TownCPT · 16:40

SA355 by South African Airways flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 11:07
16:40

departs JNB · on schedule

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~25 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
09-12
+4 gate · −22 arrival
09-11
+21 gate · −1 arrival
09-10
+13 gate · −14 arrival
09-09
+13 gate · −18 arrival
09-08
+15 gate · −10 arrival
09-07
+21 gate · +0 arrival
09-06
+90 gate · +63 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Johannesburg to Cape Town flights today

same route · South African Airways
SA303departs 06:05
SA313departs 08:10
SA317departs 08:55
SA319departs 09:25
SA327departs 11:10
SA337departs 13:00

If SA355 is cancelled, these are the other South African Airways nonstop flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JNB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How SA355 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA355 across the JNB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 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 SA355 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
09-12JNB 16:40 16:44 (+4)CPT 18:55 18:33 (−22)
09-11JNB 16:40 17:01 (+21)CPT 18:55 18:54 (−1)
09-10JNB 16:40 16:53 (+13)CPT 18:55 18:41 (−14)
09-09JNB 16:40 16:53 (+13)CPT 18:55 18:37 (−18)
09-08JNB 16:40 16:55 (+15)CPT 18:55 18:45 (−10)
09-07JNB 16:40 17:01 (+21)CPT 18:55 (+0)
09-06JNB 16:40 18:10 (+90)CPT 18:55 19:58 (+63)

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-SZF, ZS-SZG.

Board clocks recorded as JNB and CPT published them.

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