Airport information
Direct destinations from Cape Town International Airport
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- 9
- destinations
- 8
- countries
- 21
- airlines
- 2
- continents
Direct connections we see in this airport’s route network.
Busiest routes from here
From the flight archive, October 2025 to September 2026: the routes with the most flights from here. The number is the count of distinct callsigns per day, as the median over the months.
- JNBJohannesburg~18 a day
- HLAJohannesburg~7 a day
- NBONairobi~1 a day
- ISTIstanbul~1 a day
- AMSAmsterdam~1 a day
- MUCMunich~1 a day
- CDGParis~1 a day
- LGWLondon~1 a day
- ZRHZurich~1 a day
Flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol), counted per route per month by callsign. Not a timetable: we do not see every flight, so this is a floor.
Which direction can you fly?
The heading you leave on, following the shortest path across the globe. Not the direction on a flat map: flights to Los Angeles depart northwest, over Greenland.
How far can you fly nonstop?
The share of direct destinations per distance band. This is about how many places you can reach, not how often they are served.
- 2 · 22%Medium620 – 1,860 mi
- 1 · 11%Long1,860 – 3,730 mi
- 6 · 67%Very longover 3,730 mi
Where does the network reach?
Direct destinations per continent, and below that the countries you can reach nonstop most often.
- Europe6
- Africa3
Most destinations per country
- South Africa2
- France1
- Germany1
- Kenya1
- Netherlands1
- Switzerland1
- Türkiye1
- United Kingdom1
Longest and shortest nonstop connection
Airlines with direct connections
How many of the direct destinations each airline appears on. This is not a flight count and not a market share.
- Safair2 destinations
- Absolute Flight Services1 destination
- Africa Charter Airline1 destination
- Air France1 destination
- Airlink1 destination
- CemAir1 destination
- Comair Flight Services1 destination
- Edelweiss Air1 destination
- Guardian Air1 destination
- Kenya Airways1 destination
- KLM1 destination
- Lift1 destination
- Lufthansa1 destination
- Martinair Cargo1 destination
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines1 destination
- Norse Atlantic Airways UK1 destination
- Rotana Jet1 destination
- Singapore Airlines1 destination
- South African Airways1 destination
- TAG Aviation Malta1 destination
- Turkish Airlines1 destination
The network in numbers
- Northernmost destination
- Amsterdam
- Southernmost destination
- Johannesburg
- Average route distance
- 4,284 mi