CAI → JNBCairo to Johannesburg

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Direct flights from Cairo (CAI) to Johannesburg (JNB): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 20% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 40 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,265 km, an estimated 8 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairo and Johannesburg. Updated 19 October 2026 at 08:38 UTC.

CAI Cairo tracking
JNB Johannesburg smooth · +0
6,265 km · ~8h 32m est.
departs 23:455x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
20% on time

of the last 5 operated CAI → JNB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +40 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+40 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~8h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
EgyptAir

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EgyptAirMS20% on time

Flights MS839 23:45 Mo Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18MS839arrived−16
10-17MS839arrived+40
10-15MS839arrived+26
10-13MS839arrived+111
10-12MS839arrived+40

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CAICairo tracking Full CAI delay board →
JNBJohannesburg +0 min smooth Full JNB delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JNB: 29% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairo to Johannesburg route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAI to JNB flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CAI to JNB questions

Is CAI–JNB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CAI to JNB?

Great-circle distance is 6,265 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 472–567 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAI–JNB fly?

EgyptAir runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CAI and arrival-side delay at JNB, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.