ATL → CPTAtlanta to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Atlanta (ATL) to Cape Town (CPT): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 13,090 km, an estimated 17 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Atlanta and Cape Town. Updated 11 September 2026 at 15:09 UTC.

ATL Atlanta busy · +20
CPT Cape Town smooth · +0
13,090 km · ~17h 17m est.
departs 21:003x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live ATL and CPT delay boards

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~17h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL210 21:00 Mo Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10DL210dep +16 → arr−17
09-07DL210dep +15 → arr+10
09-05DL210dep +14 → arr−17

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
ATLAtlanta +20 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · W 5 kt Full ATL delay board →
CPTCape Town +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 14 kt Full CPT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CPT: 39% 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 →

How the Atlanta to Cape Town route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ATL 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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How we measure this →

ATL to CPT questions

Is ATL–CPT running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at ATL is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ATL to CPT?

Great-circle distance is 13,090 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 954–1152 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ATL–CPT fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, sat). 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 ATL 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.