Cape Town International Airport – live arrivals and departures
Cape Town: aircraft flying to and from the airport right now, the latest take-offs and landings detected by radar, and current aviation weather.
Wind: from 180° (S), 24 km/h · 10 km or more, no significant cloud (CAVOK)
METAR FACT 281100Z 18013KT 160V220 CAVOK 22/11 Q1019 NOSIG
Departures and arrivals detected by radar
| Take-off | Flight | To | Airline | Type | Registration | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA142 | East London ELS | Safair | B738 | ZS-SJH | 10,642 m · 199 km | |
| FA295 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-SJF | 11,945 m · 311 km | |
| FA130 | Gqeberha PLZ | Safair | B738 | ZS-ZWY | out of range | |
| FA621 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-SJU | 4,025 m · 1,261 km | |
| FA634 | Mbombela MQP | Safair | B738 | ZS-FGC | 7,899 m · 1,386 km | |
| SA332 | Johannesburg JNB | South African Airways | A320 | ZS-SZK | 1,945 m · 1,276 km | |
| FA601 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-FGD | out of range | |
| FA112 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-FGJ | out of range | |
| FA164 | Durban DUR | Safair | B738 | ZS-SJU | out of range | |
| SA326 | Johannesburg JNB | South African Airways | A320 | ZS-SZF | out of range | |
| FA693 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-FGH | 8,462 m · 1,298 km | |
| SQ479 | Johannesburg JNB | Singapore Airlines | A359 | 9V-SMT | – · 1,274 km |
| Landing | Flight | From | Airline | Type | Registration | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KQ792 | Victoria Falls VFA | Kenya Airways | E190 | 5Y-FFE | out of range | |
| FA380 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-SJM | out of range | |
| FA305 | Johannesburg HLA | Safair | B738 | ZS-FGN | out of range | |
| SA327 | Johannesburg JNB | South African Airways | A320 | ZS-SZJ | out of range | |
| ET845 | Addis Ababa ADD | Ethiopian Airlines | B789 | ET-AUO | out of range | |
| 4Z927 | Johannesburg JNB | Airlink | E295 | ZS-LKG | out of range | |
| FA311 | Johannesburg HLA | Safair | B738 | ZS-FGS | out of range | |
| FA294 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-SJF | 11,945 m · 311 km | |
| 4Z383 | Harare HRE | Airlink | E190 | ZS-YAL | out of range | |
| BA59 | London LHR | British Airways | B772 | G-YMMJ | out of range | |
| FA292 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | B738 | ZS-ZWY | out of range | |
| P050 | Livingstone LVI | Propflight Air Services | CRJ2 | 9J-PFF | 9,468 m · 1,049 km | |
| FA620 | Johannesburg JNB | Safair | ZZZZ | ZU-BNY | 4,025 m · 1,261 km | |
| VS478 | London LHR | Virgin Atlantic Airways | B789 | G-VSPY | out of range | |
| SA319 | Johannesburg JNB | South African Airways | A320 | ZS-SZK | 1,945 m · 1,276 km |
| Flight | Airline / type | Altitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
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Routes come from flight schedules (AirLabs); we detect take-offs and landings by comparing aircraft positions every 2–3 minutes. This is not the airport’s official arrivals and departures board. Official airport website ↗
Connections in the air now
- Johannesburg JNB7
- East London ELS2
- Mbombela MQP2
- Johannesburg HLA1
- Addis Ababa ADD1
- Durban DUR1
- FAHT FAHT1
- Dubai DXB1
- Livingstone LVI1
- Doha DOH1
Flights in the air right now, by scheduled route.
Airport data
- Runway 01/193,201 m
- Runway 16/341,701 m
- Elevation46 m
- LocationCape Town
- CountrySouth Africa
- Coordinates-33.974, 18.604
Aviation weather
- Wind
- from 180° (S), 24 km/h
- Direction varying
- 160° – 220°
- Visibility
- 10 km or more, no significant cloud (CAVOK)
- Temperature
- 22 °C (dew point 11 °C)
- Pressure (QNH)
- 1019 hPa
TAF FACT 281000Z 2812/2918 19016KT CAVOK TX27/2912Z TN13/2904Z BECMG 2820/2822 VRB03KT BECMG 2909/2911 19014KT
Runway data: OurAirports (public domain). Source: aviationweather.gov (NOAA), updated every 10 minutes. Wikipedia ↗
Nearest airports
- George GRJ348 km
- Gqeberha Chief Dawid Stuurman PLZ647 km
- Kimberley KIM820 km
- East London King Phalo ELS861 km
- Bloemfontein Bram Fischer BFN909 km
- Maseru Moshoeshoe I MSU984 km
- Johannesburg O.R. Tambo JNB1,272 km
About Cape Town airport
Cape Town (CPT) is the airport of Cape Town (South Africa), 46 m above sea level. The FlyRadar24 radar detects about 181 take-offs and landings here per day on average (data from the last 2 days). Most frequent destinations: Johannesburg (JNB), East London (ELS), Mbombela (MQP), Johannesburg (HLA), Durban (DUR). The longest runway (01/19) is 3,201 m long.
Cape Town Airport – FAQ
How many planes are flying to Cape Town right now?
Right now 9 aircraft bound for Cape Town are in the air, and 9 flights that departed from it are still en route.
How many take-offs and landings does Cape Town have?
In the last 24 hours the radar detected 80 take-offs and 87 landings at Cape Town.
Where are planes from Cape Town flying right now?
Most flights in the air right now are heading to: Johannesburg (JNB), Dubai (DXB), East London (ELS), Livingstone (LVI).
Which runway is in use at Cape Town right now?
Runways at Cape Town: 01/19 (3,201 m), 16/34 (1,701 m). Aircraft take off and land into the wind, so the direction changes with the weather.