FA842FlySafair · CPT → BFN
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed FlySafair

FA842 Cape TownCPT · 12:50 BloemfonteinBFN

FA842 by FlySafair flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Bloemfontein (BFN) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowEn route to Bloemfontein · off blocks 12:55 · 5 min late
En route

en route from CPT to BFN

En routeFA842 · position estimated
CPTCape TownBFNBloemfontein
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:55 · typical taxi-out at CPT ≈ 5 min.

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+5 gate
11-01
+19 gate
10-25
+10 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownModerate riskCPT delay board →
BFNBloemfonteinOn-time likelyBFN delay board →
CPT→BFNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Cape Town

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 27°C to 34°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 17°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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cape Town to Bloemfontein flights today

same route · FlySafair
FA840departs 06:30
FA844departs 07:40

If FA842 is cancelled, these are the other FlySafair nonstop flights from Cape Town to Bloemfontein 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 FA842 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FA842 across the CPT and BFN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +5 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FA842 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
11-08CPT 12:50 12:55 (+5)BFN
11-01CPT 12:50 13:09 (+19)BFN
10-25CPT 12:50 13:00 (+10)BFN

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZS-ZWY.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and BFN published them.

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Pro Flight Search: FA842 Cape Town to Bloemfontein on-time performance, measured from the CPT and BFN airport boards.

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