5Z840 JohannesburgJNB · 18:00 Cape TownCPT · 20:15
5Z840 by Bismillah Airlines flies from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.
arrived at CPT · 76 min early
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +0 min · 1 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by JNB (Johannesburg), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow at Johannesburg
ForecastTue 10 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.
Tomorrow at Cape Town
ForecastTue 10 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.
Other Johannesburg to Cape Town flights today
same route · Bismillah AirlinesIf 5Z840 is cancelled, these are the other Bismillah Airlines nonstop flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JNB local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How 5Z840 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 5Z840 across the JNB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 5Z840 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-CMG, ZS-CMK.
Board clocks recorded as JNB and CPT published them.
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