CDG → CPTParis to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Paris (CDG) to Cape Town (CPT): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 42 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,362 km, an estimated 12 hours 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Paris and Cape Town. Updated 4 November 2026 at 08:53 UTC.

CDG Paris busy · +20
CPT Cape Town smooth · +0
9,362 km · ~12h 30m est.
departs 17:405x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 5 tracked CDG → CPT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −42 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−42 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~12h 30mestimated 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
Air France

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
Air FranceAF100% on time

Flights AF872 17:40 Tu Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AF872dep +25 → arr−12
11-01AF872dep +19 → arr−42
10-31AF872dep +20 → arr−43
10-30AF872dep +16 → arr−45
10-29AF872dep +38 → arr−37

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
CDGParis +20 min busy 🌤 clear · ENE 9 kt Full CDG delay board →
CPTCape Town +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 5 kt Full CPT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CDG and CPT: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Paris to Cape Town route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CDG to CPT 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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CDG to CPT questions

Is CDG–CPT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CDG is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CDG to CPT?

Great-circle distance is 9,362 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 691–832 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CDG–CPT fly?

Air France runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, fri, 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 CDG and arrival-side delay at CPT, 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.