EK778Emirates · DXB → CPT
live · 27m ago
Route confirmed Emirates

EK778 DubaiDXB · 10:25 Cape TownCPT · 18:00

EK778 by Emirates flies from Dubai (DXB) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowEstimated · gate A18 · as of 08:02
10:25

departs DXB · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+1 minmedian over 12 operations
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
−1 gate · −4 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · +2 arrival
10-31
+21 gate · +13 arrival
10-30
−2 gate · −9 arrival
10-29
−3 gate · −7 arrival
10-28
−5 gate · −6 arrival
10-27
+1 gate · +4 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 +1 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DXBDubaiModerate riskDXB delay board →
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
DXB→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DXB (Dubai), 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 Dubai

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High35°Clikely 34°C to 36°C
Low27°Clikely 26°C to 28°C

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

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C

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

Other Dubai to Cape Town flights today

same route · Emirates
EK772departs 03:50
EK770departs 09:10

If EK778 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Dubai to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DXB 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 EK778 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK778 across the DXB and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EK778 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-02DXB 10:25 10:24 (−1)CPT 18:00 17:56 (−4)
11-01DXB 10:25 (+0)CPT 18:00 18:02 (+2)
10-31DXB 10:25 10:46 (+21)CPT 18:00 18:13 (+13)
10-30DXB 10:25 10:23 (−2)CPT 18:00 17:51 (−9)
10-29DXB 10:25 10:22 (−3)CPT 18:00 17:53 (−7)
10-28DXB 10:25 10:20 (−5)CPT 18:00 17:54 (−6)
10-27DXB 10:25 10:26 (+1)CPT 18:00 18:04 (+4)
10-26DXB 10:25 10:22 (−3)CPT 18:00 18:08 (+8)
10-25DXB 10:25 10:26 (+1)CPT 18:00 18:01 (+1)
10-24DXB 10:25 10:27 (+2)CPT 18:05 (+0)
10-23DXB 10:25 10:23 (−2)CPT 18:05 18:04 (−1)
10-22DXB 10:25 10:37 (+12)CPT 18:05 18:15 (+10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-EXM, A6-EXN, A6-EXO, A6-EXP.

Board clocks recorded as DXB and CPT published them.

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