FA217 Cape TownCPT · 18:05 JohannesburgJNB · 20:10
FA217 by FlySafair flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.
en route from CPT to JNB
board checked 10m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 19:00 · typical taxi-out at CPT ≈ 5 min.
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 +12 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CPT and JNB 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
ForecastCape Town to Johannesburg with FlySafair · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.1%1.6× usual
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 19 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 Cape Town to Johannesburg flights today
same route · FlySafairIf FA217 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT 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 FA217 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA217 across the CPT and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 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 FA217 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-SJH, ZS-SJJ, ZS-SJG, ZS-FGK.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and JNB published them.
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Pro Flight Search: FA217 Cape Town to Johannesburg on-time performance, measured from the CPT and JNB airport boards.
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