Singapore AirlinesSQ100% on time
Flights SQ479 10:40 daily
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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Singapore (SIN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 34 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,667 km, an estimated 12 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Singapore. Updated 13 September 2026 at 05:08 UTC.
CPT
Cape Town
smooth · +0
SIN
Singapore
smooth · +0
9,667 km · ~12h 54m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 5 operated CPT → SIN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −34 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−34 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~12h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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
Current conditions put the pressure at CPT: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Cape Town to Singapore route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to SIN 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CPT-SIN
CPT to SIN questions
Is CPT–SIN running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CPT to SIN?
Great-circle distance is 9,667 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 712–859 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CPT–SIN fly?
Singapore Airlines 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 SIN, 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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