CX251Cathay Pacific · HKG → LHR
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX251 Hong KongHKG · 22:45 LondonLHR · 05:40

CX251 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to London (LHR).

Right nowIn the air to London
05:50

estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~1h 54m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
LHR934 mi · ~1h 54m leftHKG
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
503 mphSpeed437 kt
308°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 3h 12m

⚖ CX251 typically leaves +8 and lands −4. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
+12 gate · +10 arrival
09-06
+8 gate · −10 arrival
09-05
+11 gate · −4 arrival
09-04
+2 gate · +11 arrival
09-03
+19 gate · +0 arrival
09-02
+3 gate · −12 arrival
09-01
+1 gate · −5 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −4 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
HKG→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at HKG and LHR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Hong Kong to London flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX257departs 08:05
CX239departs 11:05
CX253departs 13:25
CX237departs 23:05
CX255departs 23:15

If CX251 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HKG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CX251 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX251 across the HKG and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CX251 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-07HKG 22:45 22:57 (+12)LHR 05:40 05:50 (+10)
09-06HKG 22:45 22:53 (+8)LHR 05:40 05:30 (−10)
09-05HKG 22:45 22:56 (+11)LHR 05:40 05:36 (−4)
09-04HKG 22:45 22:47 (+2)LHR 05:40 05:51 (+11)
09-03HKG 22:45 23:04 (+19)LHR 05:40 (+0)
09-02HKG 22:45 22:48 (+3)LHR 05:40 05:28 (−12)
09-01HKG 22:45 22:46 (+1)LHR 05:40 05:35 (−5)
08-31HKG 22:45 22:55 (+10)LHR 05:40 05:51 (+11)
08-30HKG 22:45 22:53 (+8)LHR 05:40 05:56 (+16)
08-29HKG 22:45 22:50 (+5)LHR 05:40 05:36 (−4)
08-28HKG 22:45 (+0)LHR 05:40 05:30 (−10)
08-27HKG 22:45 23:07 (+22)LHR 05:40 05:35 (−5)
08-26HKG 22:45 23:05 (+20)LHR 05:40 06:44 (+64)
08-25HKG 22:45 22:48 (+3)LHR 05:40 05:25 (−15)
08-24HKG LHR 05:40 05:28 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-KPD.

Board clocks recorded as HKG and LHR published them.

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