JNB → ZNZJohannesburg to Zanzibar

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Direct flights from Johannesburg (JNB) to Zanzibar (ZNZ): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 33 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,502 km, an estimated 3 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Johannesburg and Zanzibar. Updated 19 October 2026 at 22:29 UTC.

Today, JNB → ZNZ

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. · FA820FLYSAFAIR On schedule ZNZ 13:35scheduled
  2. · TC207AIR TANZANIA COMPANY LIMITED On schedule ZNZ 18:45scheduled

Checked JNB board 22:38 · ZNZ board 01:29

JNB Johannesburg smooth · +12
ZNZ Zanzibar tracking
2,502 km · ~3h 42m est.
dep bank 09:00–20:158x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 8x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live JNB and ZNZ delay boards

Median arrival delay is +33 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+33 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air Tanzania CorporationAirlinkFlySafair

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 Tanzania CorporationTC

Flights TC207 14:15 Tu Th

Airlink4Z

Flights 4Z10 12:00 We Fr Su

FlySafairFA

Flights FA820 09:00 Tu Th Sa · FA822 20:15 Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-184Z10departed+33
10-17FA820departed+21
10-15FA822departed+6
10-15TC207departed+114

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
JNBJohannesburg +12 min smooth Full JNB delay board →
ZNZZanzibar tracking Full ZNZ delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JNB: 18% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Johannesburg to Zanzibar route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JNB to ZNZ 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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JNB to ZNZ questions

Is JNB–ZNZ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at JNB is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on JNB–ZNZ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 20:15 from JNB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ZNZ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from JNB to ZNZ?

Great-circle distance is 2,502 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 207–244 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JNB–ZNZ fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 9 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.