CX291Cathay Pacific · HKG → BRU
live · 15m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX291 Hong KongHKG · 00:15 BrusselsBRU · 07:20

CX291 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Brussels (BRU).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Tue Thu Sat
00:15

scheduled from HKG

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−57 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~55 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-30
−4 gate · −60 arrival
10-29
−4 gate · −60 arrival
10-27
+1 gate · −54 arrival
10-26
+0 gate · −45 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
BRUBrusselsModerate riskBRU delay board →
HKG→BRUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at HKG and BRU are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Hong Kong

Forecast

Sat 31 Oct, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 30°C
Low26°Clikely 25°C to 27°C
Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.4%usually 0.6%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.1%usually 3.9%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 440 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Brussels

Forecast

Sat 31 Oct, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 6°C
  • 79% chance of fog
Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.5%usually 1.1%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
5.2%usually 5.9%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 250 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Brussels flights

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX275departs 00:45 · Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat

If CX291 is cancelled, this is the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flight from Hong Kong to Brussels, with scheduled departure times in HKG local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How CX291 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX291 across the HKG and BRU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~57 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 CX291 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-30HKG 00:15 00:11 (−4)BRU 07:20 06:20 (−60)
10-29HKG 00:15 00:11 (−4)BRU 07:20 06:20 (−60)
10-27HKG 00:15 00:16 (+1)BRU 07:20 06:26 (−54)
10-26HKG 00:15 (+0)BRU 07:20 06:35 (−45)

Board clocks recorded as HKG and BRU published them.

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