CX297Cathay Pacific · HKG → MAD
live · 33m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX297 Hong KongHKG · 12:40 MadridMAD · 20:30

CX297 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Madrid (MAD) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 06:24
12:40

departs HKG · on schedule

Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+50+100+150 min
11-05
+1 gate · −13 arrival
11-02
+150 gate · +118 arrival
10-31
+24 gate · −19 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 →
MADMadridOn-time likelyMAD delay board →
HKG→MADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+2 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at HKG and MAD 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

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 31°C
Low26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Madrid

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 3°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Hong Kong to Madrid flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX315departs 00:45

If CX297 is cancelled, this is the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flight from Hong Kong to Madrid on the same day, 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 CX297 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX297 across the HKG and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +53 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CX297 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
11-05HKG 12:40 12:41 (+1)MAD 20:30 20:17 (−13)
11-02HKG 12:40 15:10 (+150)MAD 20:30 22:28 (+118)
10-31HKG 12:40 13:04 (+24)MAD 20:30 20:11 (−19)

Board clocks recorded as HKG and MAD published them.

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