Cape Town International Airport (CPT / FACT)

In the last 30 days our receivers heard 837 airline flights heading to Cape Town International Airport and 635 airline flights leaving it, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO
FACT
IATA
CPT
City
Cape Town
Country
South Africa
Position
-33.965, 18.602
arriving, 30 days
837
departing, 30 days
635
days heard
31

About the airport

Cape Town International Airport serves Cape Town. It sits 151 ft (46 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,502 ft (3,201 m).

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Cape Town International Airport in the simulator yet.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Race for captain

This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.

Nobody is chasing the seat yet.

One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.

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Questions

How many flights to and from Cape Town International Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 837 airline flights arriving and 635 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 8, 2026, with 124 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Cape Town International Airport?

On October 9, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Cape Town International Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Cape Town International Airport?

Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Cape Town International Airport joins your ports of call.

How high is Cape Town International Airport above sea level?

151 ft (46 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Cape Town International Airport?

10,502 ft (3,201 m), the longest of its 2 runways.

Can I fly over Cape Town International Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Cape Town International Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Cape Town International Airport in the simulator yet.

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