Cape Town Airport (CPT) delays today: 86% of the 118 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +16 min, across 80 flights tracked so far today. 2 of 80 tracked flights have been cancelled (2.5%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 11 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Johannesburg (JNB), with 28 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 16 October 2026 at 17:38 UTC.
typical departure delay right now
Departures +16 min, arrivals 10 min early. 1 of the 160 flights so far today cancelled.
Live arrivals · Delays & weather · Direct routes · Global delays now
Cancellation risk · Do planes make up time? · Weather delay risk
Board fetched 1h ago · how we report
Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 27 airports are served in this departures window.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 11 flights scheduled to leave.
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Cape Town Airport (CPT) delays today: 86% of the 118 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +16 min, across 80 flights tracked so far today. 2 of 80 tracked flights have been cancelled (2.5%).
2 of the 80 flights currently on the board are cancelled.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 13:00 local, with 11 flights scheduled to leave.
The busiest destinations on the current board are Johannesburg (JNB), Durban (DUR), Gqeberha (PLZ), Johannesburg (HLA), Cape Town (CPT). In total 27 airports are served in this window.
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