LH575LufthansaIn the air, 27 min late
Left CPT at 09:57, 27 min after its 09:30 slot.
- Landing
- 19:40MUC board estimate · sched 19:45
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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Munich (MUC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,178 km, an estimated 12 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Munich. Updated 4 November 2026 at 10:45 UTC.
Today, CPT → MUC
Wed 4 Nov · local times- 09:30 LH575Lufthansa Left 09:57 +27 MUC est. 19:40In the air · sched 19:45
Checked CPT board 10:53 · MUC board 11:45
CPT
Cape Town
smooth · +9
MUC
Munich
smooth · +0
9,178 km · ~12h 16m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time
of the last 7 tracked CPT → MUC flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−10 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~12h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Lufthansa
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 daysLufthansaLH86% on time
Flights LH575 09:30 daily
History
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
Conditions are tightest at CPT: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Cape Town to Munich route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to MUC 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 Munich (MUC) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CPT-MUC
CPT to MUC questions
Is CPT–MUC 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.
How long is the flight from CPT to MUC?
Great-circle distance is 9,178 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 678–817 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CPT–MUC fly?
Lufthansa runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 MUC, 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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