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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Atlanta (ATL): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Cape Town and Atlanta. Updated 15 September 2026 at 02:07 UTC.
CPT
Cape Town
smooth · +0
ATL
Atlanta
smooth · +0
13,090 km · ~17h 17m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live CPT and ATL delay boards
Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+2 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~17h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Cape Town to Atlanta route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to ATL 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 →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CPT-ATL
CPT to ATL questions
Is CPT–ATL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CPT to ATL?
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 CPT–ATL fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, tue, fri). 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 CPT and arrival-side delay at ATL, 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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