AF871 Air France - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about Air France flight AF871, which currently operates between the airports of Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport (Airport Code CPT) and Paris - Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (Airport Code CDG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 31, 2025.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AF871
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AF871
AF871 On Time performance:
86
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
AF871 Air France to Paris
En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Friday October 31, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 01, 2025). See it here
En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Friday October 31, 2025
Airline information
Air France
Equipment: Airbus A350-900
Departure
Cape Town (CPT)
October 31, 2025
Cape Town International Airport
Departed at:
07:58
Gate:
A5
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:55
Arrival
Paris (CDG)
October 31, 2025
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
18:56
Terminal:
2E
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 19:15
Baggage: 43
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- DL8273 - Delta Air Lines
- KL2149 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- SK9993 - SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight AF871?
The flight AF871 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AF871?
The distance between the two airports is 9364 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight AF871?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 12:42 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Cape Town: 2025-10-31 20:00:10
Current Time in Paris: 2025-10-31 19:00:10
The flight AF871 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AF871?
The distance between the two airports is 9364 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight AF871?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 12:42 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Cape Town: 2025-10-31 20:00:10
Current Time in Paris: 2025-10-31 19:00:10
Alternative Flights
Air France is the only airline operating the route from Cape Town to Paris.
Punctuality and delays
We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 08, 2024 to April 27, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 14, 2025 to October 29, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 6 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 4 minutes.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 6 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 4 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 08, 2024 to April 27, 2025. 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 AF871
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
29 October
29 October
08:01
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
19:08
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
12h 07min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
27 October
08:21
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
19:32
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
12h 11min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
25 October
25 October
23:48
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
11:39
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
12h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 October
22 October
23:33
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
11:31
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
12h 58min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
20 October
20 October
23:32
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
11:39
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
13h 07min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 October
18 October
23:42
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
11:40
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
12h 58min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 October
15 October
23:37
Cape Town (CPT)
Cape Town (CPT)
11:29
Paris (CDG)
Paris (CDG)
12h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time