Ethiopian AirlinesET90% on time
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Direct flights from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Cape Town (CPT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 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 13 September 2026 at 16:07 UTC.
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Addis Ababa
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CPT
Cape Town
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5,229 km · ~7h 12m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
90% on time
of the last 10 operated ADD → CPT flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+1 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~7h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at CPT: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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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?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at ADD and arrival-side delay at CPT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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