FA177 DurbanDUR · 09:05 Cape TownCPT · 11:25
FA177 by FlySafair flies from Durban (DUR) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.
en route from DUR to CPT
board checked 172m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:35.
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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DUR and CPT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route
ForecastDurban to Cape Town with FlySafair · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.2%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 97% chance of rain at Durban
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Durban to Cape Town flights today
same route · FlySafairIf FA177 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Durban to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DUR 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 FA177 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA177 across the DUR and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 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 FA177 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-SJU, ZS-SJG, ZS-FGD, ZS-SJS.
Board clocks recorded as DUR and CPT published them.
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