Direct flights from Cape Town (CPT) to Nairobi (NBO): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 23 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,100 km, an estimated 5 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cape Town and Nairobi. Updated 20 October 2026 at 13:52 UTC.
Left CPT at 10:06, 166 min after its 07:20 slot.
Landing estimate from 10,261 tracked flights of 4 to 8 hours that left 120 min or more late. The NBO board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track KQ785 →Checked CPT board 15:52 · NBO board 15:48
of the last 9 operated CPT → NBO flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +23 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at CPT and NBO: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CPT to NBO 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Cape Town (CPT) to Nairobi (NBO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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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.
Operators schedule 2 departures from CPT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the NBO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 4,100 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 319–381 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Kenya Airways runs the route with about 9 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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