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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Cape Town ⇄ Newark Liberty International CPT–EWR

Airlines flew 343 flights between Cape Town, South Africa CPT in Cape Town, ZA and Newark Liberty International EWR in Newark, NJ in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 76,779 passengers in 87,894 seats, 87% of them filled, and 716,987 pounds of freight. 7,815 miles, about 902 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: United Air Lines Inc. (343). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

343
flights, twelve months
CPT-EWR: 171 · EWR-CPT: 172
76,779
passengers
87% of seats filled
7,815
miles
about 902 minutes airborne
1
airline
1 aircraft type

Flights by month both directions

091827361/254/257/2510/251/264/26257/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2527
2/2524
3/2527
4/2525
5/2527
6/2524
7/2526
8/2523
9/2525
10/2527
11/2534
12/2536
1/2633
2/2630
3/2634
4/2626
5/2625
6/2625
7/2625

Passengers by month

02,0924,1836,2748,3661/254/257/2510/251/264/265,8137/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/255,984
2/255,360
3/256,577
4/255,513
5/255,693
6/255,430
7/255,882
8/255,374
9/255,651
10/256,206
11/256,642
12/257,261
1/267,095
2/266,278
3/268,366
4/266,294
5/265,997
6/265,802
7/265,813

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA34376,77987%charter cargo service, scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
B787-900 Dreamliner34325676,779

CPT → EWR this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

171 flights of 178 scheduled, 38,030 passengers in 43,690 seats, 296,202 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 171.

EWR → CPT this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

172 flights of 179 scheduled, 38,749 passengers in 44,204 seats, 420,785 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 172.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Cape Town, South Africa CPT and Newark Liberty International EWR; all routes.