SHO → CPTMpaka to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Mpaka (SHO) to Cape Town (CPT): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 28 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. 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 Mpaka and Cape Town. Updated 18 September 2026 at 14:07 UTC.

SHO Mpaka tracking
CPT Cape Town smooth · +4
13,857 km · ~18h 16m est.
departs 07:003x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live SHO and CPT delay boards

Median arrival delay is +28 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+28 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~18h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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ROYAL SWAZI NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION t/a SWAZI 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 days
ROYAL SWAZI NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION t/a SWAZI AIRWAYSRN

Flights RN303 07:00 We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-16RN303arrived+28

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
SHOMpaka tracking Full SHO delay board →
CPTCape Town +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 18 kt Full CPT delay board →

How the Mpaka to Cape Town route actually runs

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

Is SHO–CPT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SHO to CPT?

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 SHO–CPT 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 SHO 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.