TC217Air Tanzania Corporation · CPT → VFA
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Route confirmed Air Tanzania Corporation

TC217 Cape TownCPT · 18:55 Victoria FallsVFA · 01:10

TC217 by Air Tanzania Corporation flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Victoria Falls (VFA).

Same number through CPT → DAR → VFA

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Thu Sun
17:30

scheduled from CPT

Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+37+74+111 min
11-01
+6 gate
10-29
+16 gate
10-25
+27 gate
10-22
+111 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
VFAVictoria FallsModerate riskVFA delay board →
CPT→VFAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
23%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CPT and VFA 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. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Cape Town

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 18°C to 28°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Dar es Salaam

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High33°Clikely 32°C to 34°C
Low24°Clikely 23°C to 25°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Victoria Falls flights

same route · Air Tanzania Corporation
TC2218departs 09:05 · Sun, Thu, Fri

If TC217 is cancelled, this is the other Air Tanzania Corporation nonstop flight from Cape Town to Victoria Falls, with scheduled departure times in CPT 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 TC217 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for TC217 across the CPT and VFA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~22 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how TC217 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

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Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-01CPT 18:55 19:01 (+6)VFA
10-29CPT 17:30 17:46 (+16)VFA
10-25CPT 17:30 17:57 (+27)VFA
10-22CPT 17:30 19:21 (+111)VFA

Aircraft

Recent tails: 5H-TCH, 5H-TCL.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and VFA published them.

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