ADD → CPTAddis Ababa to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Cape Town (CPT): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,229 km, an estimated 7 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Addis Ababa and Cape Town. Updated 30 October 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

Today, ADD → CPT

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 07:30 ET845Ethiopian Departed Landed 13:03 +3
  2. 08:40 ET847Ethiopian Departed Landed 14:01 −9

Checked ADD board 15:33 · CPT board 15:52

ADD Addis Ababa tracking
CPT Cape Town smooth · +0
5,229 km · ~7h 12m est.
dep bank 07:30–08:4014x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 16 tracked ADD → CPT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~7h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Ethiopian Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Ethiopian AirlinesET88% on time

Flights ET845 07:30 daily · ET847 08:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30ET845arrived+3
10-30ET847arrived−9
10-29ET845arrived−16
10-29ET847arrived−15
10-28ET845arrived+5
10-28ET847arrived+5
10-27ET845arrived+1
10-27ET847arrived−11
10-26ET845arrived−6
10-26ET847arrived−7
10-25ET845arrived−6
10-25ET847arrived−7
10-24ET845arrived+4
10-24ET847arrived+2
10-23ET845arrived+38
10-23ET847arrived+26

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ADDAddis Ababa tracking 🌤 clear · NNE 11 kt Full ADD delay board →
CPTCape Town +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · S 16 kt Full CPT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CPT: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +21 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Addis Ababa to Cape Town route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ADD to CPT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ADD to CPT questions

Is ADD–CPT running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ADD–CPT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 from ADD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CPT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ADD to CPT?

Great-circle distance is 5,229 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 399–478 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ADD–CPT fly?

Ethiopian Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.