SA359 JohannesburgJNB · 17:30 Cape TownCPT · 17:30
SA359 by South African Airways flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.
departs JNB · on schedule
board checked 83m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 6 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastJohannesburg to Cape Town with South African Airways · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%1.4× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.5%1.1× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 7 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Johannesburg to Cape Town flights today
same route · South African AirwaysIf SA359 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How SA359 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA359 across the JNB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 SA359 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: ZS-SZM, ZS-KDR, ZS-SZE, ZS-SZO.
Board clocks recorded as JNB and CPT published them.
Planning around SA359? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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