CPT → FRACape Town to Frankfurt am Main

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Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 90% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,392 km, an estimated 12 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 29 October 2026 at 08:16 UTC.

Today, CPT → FRA

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · DE2291Condor On schedule FRA 05:45scheduled
  2. · LH577Lufthansa On schedule FRA 05:35scheduled

Checked CPT board 06:53 · FRA board 09:16

CPT Cape Town smooth · +10
FRA Frankfurt am Main smooth · +2
9,392 km · ~12h 32m est.
dep bank 17:45–17:5514x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 tracked CPT → FRA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~12h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Condor FlugdienstLufthansa

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
Condor FlugdienstDE100% on time

Flights DE2291 17:45 daily

LufthansaLH80% on time

Flights LH577 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28DE2291dep +16 → arr−20
10-28LH577dep +18 → arr−8
10-27DE2291dep +18 → arr−25
10-27LH577dep +30 → arr−1
10-26DE2291dep +0 → arr−9
10-26LH577dep +28 → arr+24
10-25DE2291dep +1 → arr−23
10-25LH577dep +19 → arr+2
10-24DE2291departed+33
10-24LH577departed+8
10-23DE2291dep +8 → arr−34
10-23LH577dep +15 → arr−2

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 +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 4 kt Full CPT delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am Main +2 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · NE 3 kt Full FRA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CPT: a 31% 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 Frankfurt am Main route actually runs

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

Is CPT–FRA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CPT is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CPT to FRA?

Great-circle distance is 9,392 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 693–835 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CPT–FRA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CPT and arrival-side delay at FRA, 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.