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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Mpaka (SHO): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 13,857 km, an estimated 18 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Mpaka. Updated 13 September 2026 at 21:07 UTC.
CPT
Cape Town
smooth · +8
SHO
Mpaka
tracking
13,857 km · ~18h 16m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
70 / 100
route health from live CPT and SHO delay boards
Flight time~18h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAirports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Cape Town to Mpaka route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to SHO 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.
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CPT to SHO questions
Is CPT–SHO running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CPT to SHO?
Great-circle distance is 13,857 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 1008–1218 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CPT–SHO fly?
ROYAL SWAZI NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION t/a SWAZI AIRWAYS runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, wed, 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 SHO, 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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