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Direct flights from Lagos (LOS) to Johannesburg (JNB): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 23 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,524 km, an estimated 6 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Lagos and Johannesburg. Updated 12 September 2026 at 08:08 UTC.
LOS
Lagos
tracking
JNB
Johannesburg
smooth · +0
4,524 km · ~6h 18m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
50 / 100
route health from live LOS and JNB delay boards
Median arrival delay is −23 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−23 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~6h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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South African Airways
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 LOS: 59% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +71 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 Lagos to Johannesburg route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LOS to JNB 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 — Lagos (LOS) to Johannesburg (JNB) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LOS-JNB
LOS to JNB questions
Is LOS–JNB running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LOS to JNB?
Great-circle distance is 4,524 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 349–418 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LOS–JNB fly?
South African Airways runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, wed, thu, 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 LOS and arrival-side delay at JNB, 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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