Airport Tips & Quick Reference Guide to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) - Non Official

FA851 Safair - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Safair flight FA851, which currently operates between the airports of Mauritius - Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (Airport Code MRU) and Johannesburg - Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport (Airport Code JNB).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, August 28, 2025.

FA851 On Time performance:
91
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

FA851 Safair to Johannesburg

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday August 28, 2025

Airline information

Safair
Safair
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Mauritius (MRU)
August 28, 2025
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
16:15
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 16:15

Arrival

Johannesburg (JNB)
August 28, 2025
Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
18:55
Terminal:
B
Gate:
A04
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:55
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight FA851?
The flight FA851 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight FA851?
The distance between the two airports is 3066 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight FA851?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:45 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 Mauritius: 2025-08-28 09:07:27
Current Time in Johannesburg: 2025-08-28 07:07:27

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Mauritius and Johannesburg:

Air Mauritius
- Flight Number: MK851. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)

South African Airways
- Flight Number: SA191. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 9 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 24, 2025 to August 23, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 53
On Time: 48 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 3 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 24, 2025 to August 23, 2025. 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, 2024 to July 31, 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 FA851

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
26 August
16:13
Mauritius (MRU)
18:46
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 33min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
25 August
16:15
Mauritius (MRU)
18:32
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 17min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
23 August
15:54
Mauritius (MRU)
18:27
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 33min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
21 August
16:05
Mauritius (MRU)
18:50
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 45min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
19 August
16:03
Mauritius (MRU)
18:53
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 50min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
18 August
16:09
Mauritius (MRU)
18:49
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 40min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
16 August
15:56
Mauritius (MRU)
18:54
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 58min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
14 August
16:08
Mauritius (MRU)
18:36
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
12 August
16:05
Mauritius (MRU)
18:42
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 37min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
11 August
15:57
Mauritius (MRU)
18:35
Johannesburg (JNB)
04h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time