CPT → CDGCape Town to Paris

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Paris (CDG): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 28 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 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 Cape Town and Paris. Updated 26 October 2026 at 21:18 UTC.

CPT Cape Town smooth · +8
CDG Paris smooth · +0
9,362 km · ~12h 30m est.
departs 00:156x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live CPT and CDG delay boards

Median arrival delay is −28 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−28 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~12h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 FranceAF

Flights AF871 00:15 Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26AF871dep +6 → arr−28
10-24AF871dep +15 → arr−20
10-21AF871dep −1 → arr−28

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 +8 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 10 kt Full CPT delay board →
CDGParis +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 4 kt Full CDG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CPT and CDG: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cape Town to Paris route actually runs

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

Is CPT–CDG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CPT to CDG?

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 CPT–CDG fly?

Air France runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, 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 CPT and arrival-side delay at CDG, 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.