SA56South African Airways · JNB → ABJ
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Route confirmed South African Airways

SA56 JohannesburgJNB · 10:55 AbidjanABJ

SA56 by South African Airways flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Abidjan (ABJ) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.

Same number through JNB → ACC → ABJ

Right nowEn route to Abidjan · off blocks 11:39 · 44 min late
En route

en route from JNB to ABJ

En routeSA56 · position estimated
JNBJohannesburgABJAbidjan
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:39. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+44 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+47+95+142 min
09-19
+44 gate
09-17
+30 gate
09-15
+113 gate
09-10
+29 gate
09-08
+6 gate
09-05
+142 gate

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

0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JNBJohannesburgModerate riskJNB delay board →
ABJAbidjanModerate riskABJ delay board →
JNB→ABJevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
19%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at JNB and ABJ 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 SA56 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA56 across the JNB and ABJ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~44 min late. Based on 6 confirmed departures · 1/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how SA56 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-19JNB 10:55 11:39 (+44)ABJ
09-17JNB 10:55 11:25 (+30)ABJ
09-15JNB 10:55 12:48 (+113)ABJ
09-10JNB 10:55 11:24 (+29)ABJ
09-08JNB 10:55 11:01 (+6)ABJ
09-05JNB 10:55 13:17 (+142)ABJ

Board clocks recorded as JNB and ABJ published them.

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