CPT → DURCape Town to Durban

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Durban (DUR): 81 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 94% of the last 31 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 51 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,277 km, an estimated 2 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Durban. Updated 29 October 2026 at 23:37 UTC.

Today, CPT → DUR

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. · 5Z906CEMAIR (PTY) Ltd On schedule DUR 17:50scheduled
  2. · FA184FLYSAFAIR On schedule DUR 17:55scheduled
  3. · FA188FLYSAFAIR On schedule DUR 08:00scheduled

Checked CPT board 22:53 · DUR board 02:20

CPT Cape Town busy · +19
DUR Durban smooth · +0
1,277 km · ~2h 08m est.
dep bank 06:00–19:4081x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 81x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 31 tracked CPT → DUR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 51 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 31 arrivals
Flight time~2h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures81x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 51

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
CEMAIR (PTY) LtdEswatini AirFlySafairGLOBAL AVIATION OPERATIONS PTY LTD

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
CEMAIR (PTY) Ltd5Z83% on time

Flights 5Z900 08:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr · 5Z904 13:10 daily · 5Z906 13:10 Fr Su

Eswatini AirRN

Flights RN304 varies We Fr Su

FlySafairFA95% on time

Flights FA160 06:00 daily · FA188 08:00 We Fr Su · FA463 10:25 daily · FA162 11:10 Mo Th Fr

GLOBAL AVIATION OPERATIONS PTY LTDGE100% on time

Flights GE372 07:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · GE378 08:45 Su · GE376 13:30 Sa · GE374 15:00 Mo Tu Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-295Z900arrived−8
10-295Z904arrived+5
10-29FA160dep +18 → arr−11
10-29FA162dep +25 → arr−3
10-29FA170dep +12 → arr−12
10-29FA176dep +11 → arr−13
10-29FA178dep +12 → arr−10
10-29FA463dep +39 → arr−15
10-29FA465dep +12 → arr−13
10-29GE372dep +31 → arr+6
10-29GE374dep +24 → arr−1
10-285Z900dep −1 → arr−15
10-285Z904dep +42 → arr+25
10-28FA160dep +12 → arr−11
10-28FA164dep +17 → arr−8
10-28FA170dep +21 → arr−8
10-28FA176dep +16 → arr−13
10-28FA186dep +15 → arr−14
10-28FA188dep +9 → arr−17
10-28FA463dep +8 → arr−21
10-28GE372dep +26 → arr+2
10-275Z900departed+4
10-275Z904departed+19
10-27FA160departed+12
10-27FA170departed+15
10-27FA176departed+8
10-27FA178departed+21
10-27FA340departed+9
10-27FA463departed+14
10-27FA506departed+6
10-265Z900dep +345 → arr−9
10-265Z904dep +34 → arr+15
10-26FA160dep +120 → arr+95
10-26FA162dep +13 → arr−9
10-26FA170dep +23 → arr−2
10-26FA176dep +9 → arr−14
10-26FA178dep +5 → arr−17
10-26FA463dep +40 → arr−13
10-26FA465departed+8
10-26GE372dep +32 → arr+7

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
CPTCape Town +19 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 16 kt Full CPT delay board →
DURDurban +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 3 kt Full DUR delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CPT and DUR: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cape Town to Durban route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to DUR 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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CPT to DUR questions

Is CPT–DUR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CPT–DUR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from CPT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DUR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CPT to DUR?

Great-circle distance is 1,277 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 120–139 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CPT–DUR fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 81 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.