WK87Edelweiss Air · CPT → ZRH
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Edelweiss Air

WK87 Cape TownCPT · 22:35 ZurichZRH · 10:05

WK87 by Edelweiss Air flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Zurich (ZRH).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Tue Thu Fri
08:00

scheduled from CPT

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
−16 arrival
10-12
+17 gate · +0 arrival
10-09
+13 gate · −4 arrival
10-05
+14 gate · −5 arrival

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 TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
CPT→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CPT and ZRH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Zurich flights

same route · Edelweiss Air
WK771departs 19:25 · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WK7711departs 19:25 · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
WK85departs 19:25 · Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri

If WK87 is cancelled, these are the other Edelweiss Air nonstop flights from Cape Town to Zurich, 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 WK87 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WK87 across the CPT and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 WK87 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
10-16CPT 22:35ZRH 10:05 09:49 (−16)
10-12CPT 08:00 08:17 (+17)ZRH 19:30 (+0)
10-09CPT 22:35 22:48 (+13)ZRH 10:05 10:01 (−4)
10-05CPT 08:00 08:14 (+14)ZRH 19:30 19:25 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HBJMC, HB-JMC, HBJME.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and ZRH published them.

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