CPT → DXBCape Town to Dubai

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Dubai (DXB): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 96% of the last 23 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 24 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,644 km, an estimated 10 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Dubai. Updated 14 November 2026 at 16:37 UTC.

Today, CPT → DXB

Sat 14 Nov · local times
EK773EmiratesIn the air, 17 min late

Left CPT at 13:57, 17 min after its 13:40 slot.

Track EK773 →
  1. 13:40 EK773Emirates Left 13:57 +17 ·
  2. 18:30 EK771Emirates On schedule ·
  3. 20:00 EK779Emirates On schedule ·

Checked CPT board 18:37 · DXB board 20:09

CPT Cape Town smooth · +9
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
7,644 km · ~10h 18m est.
dep bank 13:40–20:0021x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
96% on time

of the last 23 tracked CPT → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 23 arrivals
Flight time~10h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 24

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Emirates

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
EmiratesEK96% on time

Flights EK773 13:40 daily · EK771 18:30 daily · EK779 20:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14EK773departed+17
11-13EK771dep +18 → arr+4
11-13EK773dep +11 → arr−5
11-13EK779dep +17 → arr−6
11-12EK771dep +2 → arr−8
11-12EK773dep +5 → arr−17
11-12EK779dep +8 → arr−2
11-11EK771dep +14 → arr−11
11-11EK773dep +4 → arr−26
11-11EK779dep +3 → arr−19
11-10EK771arrived−4
11-10EK773dep +8 → arr−27
11-10EK779arrived−10
11-09EK771dep +12 → arr−23
11-09EK773dep +12 → arr−4
11-09EK779dep +65 → arr+24
11-08EK771dep +20 → arr+12
11-08EK773dep +7 → arr−13
11-08EK779dep +10 → arr−11
11-07EK771dep +13 → arr−5
11-07EK773dep +6 → arr−10
11-07EK779dep +29 → arr−15
11-06EK771arrived−1
11-06EK773arrived−8

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 +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 23 kt Full CPT delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 6 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CPT and DXB: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 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 Dubai route actually runs

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

Is CPT–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CPT–DXB?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:30 from CPT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DXB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CPT to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 7,644 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 570–685 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CPT–DXB fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.