SA53 AccraACC · 20:30 JohannesburgJNB · 04:25
SA53 by South African Airways flies from Accra (ACC) to Johannesburg (JNB).
scheduled from ACC
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ACC 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 at Accra
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
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 Johannesburg
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
- 67% chance of thunder
- 92% chance of rain
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Accra to Johannesburg flights today
same route · South African AirwaysIf SA53 is cancelled, this is the other South African Airways nonstop flight from Accra to Johannesburg on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ACC 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 SA53 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SA53 across the ACC and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -21 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how SA53 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-SXM, ZS-SXJ.
Board clocks recorded as ACC and JNB published them.
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Pro Flight Search: SA53 Accra to Johannesburg on-time performance, measured from the ACC and JNB airport boards.
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