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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to London (LGW): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 86 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,641 km, an estimated 12 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and London. Updated 14 September 2026 at 09:26 UTC.
CPT
Cape Town
smooth · +11
LGW
London
busy · +26
9,641 km · ~12h 52m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100
route health from live CPT and LGW delay boards
Median arrival delay is +86 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+86 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~12h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Norse Atlantic UK
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 outcomes09-13Z0796arrived+86
09-09Z0796arrived+36
Actual 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 LGW: 68% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +31 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Cape Town to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to LGW 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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Pro Flight Search — Cape Town (CPT) to London (LGW) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CPT-LGW
CPT to LGW questions
Is CPT–LGW running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CPT to LGW?
Great-circle distance is 9,641 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 711–856 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CPT–LGW fly?
Norse Atlantic UK runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, wed). 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 LGW, 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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