FRA → CPTFrankfurt am Main to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Cape Town (CPT): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,392 km, an estimated 12 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Frankfurt am Main and Cape Town. Updated 17 September 2026 at 12:12 UTC.

FRA Frankfurt am Main busy · +20
CPT Cape Town smooth · +2
9,392 km · ~12h 32m est.
dep bank 20:10–22:158x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 8x weekly · nonstop
87 / 100

route health from live FRA and CPT delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~12h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Condor FlugdienstLufthansa

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
Condor FlugdienstDE

Flights DE2290 varies We Th

LufthansaLH

Flights LH576 22:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-16DE2290arrived−10
09-16LH576arrived−10
09-15LH576arrived−7

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
FRAFrankfurt am Main +20 min busy 🌤 clear · WSW 14 kt Full FRA delay board →
CPTCape Town +2 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSE 25 kt Full CPT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CPT: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town route actually runs

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

Is FRA–CPT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FRA is the weaker end, 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 FRA to CPT?

Great-circle distance is 9,392 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 693–835 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FRA–CPT fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 8 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at FRA and arrival-side delay at CPT, 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.