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5Z901 CemAir - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight SA2459 from South African Airways (SA) is a codeshare flight operated by CemAir (KEM) under the flight number 5Z901. Check this page for details about flight 5Z901.

Below, you can find details about CemAir flight 5Z901, which currently operates between the airports of Durban - Durban King Shaka International Airport (Airport Code DUR) and Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport (Airport Code CPT).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, August 20, 2026.

5Z901 On Time performance:
88
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

5Z901 CemAir from Durban

Scheduled
Flight Status for Thursday August 20, 2026

Airline information

CemAir
CemAir
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 200

Departure

Durban (DUR)
August 20, 2026
Durban King Shaka International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
10:30
Terminal:
-
Gate:
A1
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:30

Arrival

Cape Town (CPT)
August 20, 2026
Cape Town International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
12:40
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:40
Disclaimer
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- SA2459 - South African Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight 5Z901?
The flight 5Z901 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight 5Z901?
The distance between the two airports is 1278 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight 5Z901?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:03 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Durban and Cape Town:

Safair
- Flight Number: FA161. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA163. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA165. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA171. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA175. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA177. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA179. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA183. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA185. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA187. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA189. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA199. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA341. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA462. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: FA464. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

CemAir
- Flight Number: 5Z905. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: 5Z907. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Lift
- Flight Number: GE373. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: GE375. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: GE377. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: GE379. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Eswatini Air
- Flight Number: RN303. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 12, 2026 to August 11, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 46 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 5 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 13, 2026 to August 11, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 03, 2025 to July 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights 5Z901

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
19 August
10:36
Durban (DUR)
12:54
Cape Town (CPT)
02h 18min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 August
10:32
Durban (DUR)
12:45
Cape Town (CPT)
02h 13min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
14 August
10:28
Durban (DUR)
12:27
Cape Town (CPT)
01h 59min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
13 August
10:35
Durban (DUR)
12:36
Cape Town (CPT)
02h 01min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 August
10:46
Durban (DUR)
12:33
Cape Town (CPT)
01h 47min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 August
10:53
Durban (DUR)
12:41
Cape Town (CPT)
01h 48min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
10 August
08:56
Durban (DUR)
10:45
Cape Town (CPT)
01h 49min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
07 August
10:27
Durban (DUR)
12:31
Cape Town (CPT)
02h 04min
Landed - On-time
Thursday
06 August
10:22
Durban (DUR)
12:29
Cape Town (CPT)
02h 07min
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
05 August
10:34
Durban (DUR)
12:37
Cape Town (CPT)
02h 03min
Landed - On-time