EK779Emirates · CPT → DXB
live · 15m ago
Route confirmed Emirates

EK779 Cape TownCPT · 20:00 DubaiDXB · 07:25

EK779 by Emirates flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Dubai (DXB) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.

Right nowLanded in Dubai · today
07:17

arrived at DXB · 8 min early

⚖ EK779 typically leaves +14 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-17
−8 arrival
10-16
+14 gate · −8 arrival
10-15
+20 gate · −21 arrival
10-14
+5 gate · −32 arrival
10-13
+10 gate · −12 arrival
10-12
+27 gate · −6 arrival
10-11
−4 gate · −10 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
DXBDubaiOn-time likelyDXB delay board →
CPT→DXBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by DXB (Dubai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Cape Town to Dubai flights today

same route · Emirates
EK773departs 13:15
EK8771departs 17:05
EK771departs 18:25

If EK779 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Cape Town to Dubai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How EK779 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK779 across the CPT and DXB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 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 EK779 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
10-17CPT 20:00DXB 07:25 07:17 (−8)
10-16CPT 20:10 20:24 (+14)DXB 07:25 07:17 (−8)
10-15CPT 20:00 20:20 (+20)DXB 07:25 07:04 (−21)
10-14CPT 20:00 20:05 (+5)DXB 07:25 06:53 (−32)
10-13CPT 20:00 20:10 (+10)DXB 07:25 07:13 (−12)
10-12CPT 20:00 20:27 (+27)DXB 07:25 07:19 (−6)
10-11CPT 20:10 20:06 (−4)DXB 07:25 07:15 (−10)
10-10CPT 20:00 20:07 (+7)DXB 07:25 07:09 (−16)
10-09CPT 20:10 20:04 (−6)DXB 07:25 07:04 (−21)
10-08CPT 20:00 20:21 (+21)DXB 07:25 07:11 (−14)
10-07CPT 20:00 20:14 (+14)DXB 07:30 07:10 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-EXP, A6-EXN.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and DXB published them.

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