WK86 ZurichZRH · 09:35 Cape TownCPT · 20:55
WK86 by Edelweiss Air flies from Zurich (ZRH) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.
landed at CPT · confirmed by live position
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ZRH 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Zurich to Cape Town flights today
same route · Edelweiss AirIf WK86 is cancelled, this is the other Edelweiss Air nonstop flight from Zurich to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZRH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WK86 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WK86 across the ZRH and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -4 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WK86 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: HBJMD, HBJME.
Board clocks recorded as ZRH and CPT published them.
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