🇿🇦 CPT
Cape Town
794 mi
DUR 🇿🇦
Durban

Cape Town to Durban Flights

Cape Town International Airport King Shaka International Airport 4 airlines

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The Cape Town to Durban route connects Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in ZA with King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in ZA. This short-haul flight covers approximately 794 miles (1278 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 42m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Safair, Global Aviation, CemAir and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 26 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Cape Town International Airport

ICAO Code:
FACT
IATA Code:
CPT
City:
🇿🇦 Cape Town
Country:
ZA
Elevation:
151 ft

Destination Airport

King Shaka International Airport

ICAO Code:
FALE
IATA Code:
DUR
City:
🇿🇦 Durban
Country:
ZA
Elevation:
295 ft

4

Operators

26

Tracked Flights

794

Miles

1h 42m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Cape Town to Durban
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Safair SFR FA
Global Aviation GBB GE
CemAir KEM 5Z
Eswatini Air SZL RN

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 23 9%
Tuesday 38 15%
Wednesday 32 13%
Thursday 47 19%
Friday 38 15%
Saturday 37 15%
Sunday 31 13%

Pattern Analysis

26 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 246
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 178 flights
Weekend: 68 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
CemAir
KEM / 5Z
CRJ7 07:00 7:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
B733 07:10 7:10 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
Safair
SFR / FA
B738 06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
E145 11:00 11:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jul 2, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
06:00 6:00 AM Safair SFR FA
07:00 7:00 AM CemAir KEM 5Z
07:10 7:10 AM Global Aviation GBB GE
11:00 11:00 AM Eswatini Air SZL RN

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (FACT - Africa/Johannesburg).

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
06:00 - 11:00
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.