CPT → ADDCape Town to Addis Ababa

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Addis Ababa (ADD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,229 km, an estimated 7 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Addis Ababa. Updated 4 November 2026 at 02:03 UTC.

Today, CPT → ADD

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 13:50 ET844ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES On schedule ·
  2. 15:10 ET846ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES On schedule ·

Checked CPT board 06:53 · ADD board 10:33

CPT Cape Town smooth · +4
ADD Addis Ababa tracking
5,229 km · ~7h 12m est.
dep bank 13:50–15:1014x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live CPT and ADD delay boards

0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~7h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

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

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
Ethiopian AirlinesET

Flights ET844 13:50 daily · ET846 15:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03ET844departed+38
11-03ET846departed+43
11-02ET844departed+30
11-02ET846departed+34
11-01ET844departed+16
11-01ET846departed+18
10-31ET844departed+56
10-31ET846departed+31
10-30ET844departed+37
10-30ET846departed+18
10-29ET844departed+9
10-29ET846departed+9
10-28ET844departed+31
10-28ET846departed+20

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
CPTCape Town +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 4 kt Full CPT delay board →
ADDAddis Ababa tracking Full ADD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CPT and ADD: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cape Town to Addis Ababa route actually runs

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

Is CPT–ADD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CPT–ADD?

Operators schedule 2 departures from CPT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ADD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CPT to ADD?

Great-circle distance is 5,229 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 399–478 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CPT–ADD fly?

Ethiopian Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.