5Z242 Cape TownCPT · 15:45 East LondonELS
5Z242 by Bismillah Airlines flies from Cape Town (CPT) to East London (ELS).
scheduled from CPT
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsTomorrow at Cape Town
ForecastMon 9 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How 5Z242 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 5Z242 across the CPT and ELS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~9 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 5Z242 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: ZS-CMZ.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and ELS published them.
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