4Z556Airlink · DUR → JNB
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Route confirmed Airlink

4Z556 DurbanDUR · 17:00 JohannesburgJNB · 18:10

4Z556 by Airlink flies from Durban (DUR) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today · as of 15:38
17:00

departs DUR · on schedule

Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
−18 arrival
10-18
+12 arrival
10-17
−10 gate · −22 arrival
10-16
−12 arrival
10-15
−8 gate · −19 arrival
10-14
−11 gate · −21 arrival
10-13
−6 gate · −18 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −18 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DURDurbanModerate riskDUR delay board →
JNBJohannesburgOn-time likelyJNB delay board →
DUR→JNBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DUR and JNB are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Durban to Johannesburg flights today

same route · Airlink
4Z552departs 07:00
4Z554departs 11:15

If 4Z556 is cancelled, these are the other Airlink nonstop flights from Durban to Johannesburg on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DUR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How 4Z556 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 4Z556 across the DUR and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 4Z556 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-20DUR 18:10JNB 18:10 17:52 (−18)
10-18DUR 17:00JNB 18:10 18:22 (+12)
10-17DUR 17:10 17:00 (−10)JNB 18:10 17:48 (−22)
10-16DUR 18:10JNB 18:10 17:58 (−12)
10-15DUR 17:10 17:02 (−8)JNB 18:10 17:51 (−19)
10-14DUR 17:10 16:59 (−11)JNB 18:10 17:49 (−21)
10-13DUR 17:10 17:04 (−6)JNB 18:10 17:52 (−18)
10-12DUR 17:10 16:58 (−12)JNB 18:10 17:46 (−24)
10-11DUR 17:00 17:17 (+17)JNB 17:00 17:17 (+17)

Board clocks recorded as DUR and JNB published them.

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