Flights London → Cape Town
LHR → CPT
Route overview
The flight route from London to Cape Town operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average delay of 29.3 minutes is experienced across seven total flights using Boeing aircraft models including the 747-400 and 777, serving a destination airport that handles over ten million passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → Cape Town (CPT) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways. Across 7 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cape Town the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Cape Town: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT) heads south for about 9,682 km, a flight time of roughly 12h 31m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of LHR-CPT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Cape Town it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 7 tracked LHR-CPT flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating LHR-CPT
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-CPT
On the London (LHR) -> Cape Town (CPT) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 7 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Cape Town is 0.00% across 7 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways.
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The London-Cape Town route is about 9,682 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
