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CPT
06:00 SAST
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ELS
07:20 SAST
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5Z 242 — Cape Town to East London

Departure — CPT
Scheduled06:00 SAST
AirportCape Town International Airport
Arrival — ELS
Scheduled07:20 SAST
Estimated
AirportKing Phalo Airport

5Z 242 Schedule

CemAir flies CPT to ELS 1 day a week (Mon). Scheduled block time is 1h 20m. Typically a Canadair Regional Jet 100.

M T W T F S S Mon
Route
CPT → ELS
Aircraft
CR1
Duration
1h 20m
Frequency
1x/week
View CPT–ELS route

Canadair Regional Jet 100 (CR1)

Scheduled equipment: Canadair Regional Jet 100. Canadair-built. Registration, build year, and photo fill in the moment the aircraft broadcasts.

Photo: via Planespotters.net
TypeCanadair Regional Jet 100
ICAO CodeCR1
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Built
ManufacturerCanadair
CategoryRegional

CPT to ELS

2 carriers fly CPT to ELS nonstop, 29 combined weekly flights. Compare schedules, codeshares, and on-time performance across every operator on the full route page.

Distance
861 km
Airlines
2
Nonstop carriers
Weekly Flights
29
All airlines
Duration
1h 20m
5Z 242

5Z 242 Flight Path

Cruise altitude, ground speed, and vertical rate from ADS-B broadcasts. The altitude profile fills in while 5Z 242 is airborne, capturing climbs, step-climbs, and descents in real time.

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Flight path chart appears once 5Z 242 is airborne and broadcasting.

Frequently Asked Questions

If a plane icon is moving on the map, yes. That's ADS-B, the aircraft's own GPS position broadcast, updated every few seconds. No icon means the flight isn't airborne at the moment: either before pushback, already landed, or a day it doesn't operate.

Scheduled equipment is the CR1. The live tracker shows the actual tail and registration when 5Z 242 is airborne. Carriers swap aircraft often enough that you'll sometimes see a different airframe than the scheduled type.

Once a week, on Mon. On days outside that pattern this page will show the schedule but no live aircraft.

Scheduled 1h 20m gate to gate from CPT to ELS. Actual air time varies with winds and ATC routing. Tailwinds can shave 15 to 20 minutes on long segments.

GPS-accurate via ADS-B. Typically within 30 meters horizontally, updated every 5 to 10 seconds. If the broadcast drops over oceans or mountainous terrain, the map holds the last-known position and the label changes to reflect the signal gap.

A projection from current position, groundspeed, and remaining distance. It doesn't account for descent procedures, holding, or ATC vectoring near the destination. Trust it within plus or minus 10 minutes once the flight is past the halfway mark.