CX526Cathay Pacific · HKG → NRT
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Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX526 Hong KongHKG · 08:15 TokyoNRT · 13:40

CX526 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Tokyo (NRT) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowLanded in Tokyo · today
13:22

arrived at NRT · 18 min early

⚖ CX526 typically leaves +10 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+1 gate · −18 arrival
09-06
+10 gate · −22 arrival
09-05
+15 gate · −4 arrival
09-04
−5 gate · −28 arrival
09-03
−3 gate · −20 arrival
09-02
+19 gate · −4 arrival
09-01
+85 gate · +67 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
NRTTokyoOn-time likelyNRT delay board →
HKG→NRTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by HKG (Hong Kong), currently flying VFR (visual). 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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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Hong Kong to Tokyo flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX524departs 01:20
CX504departs 09:05
CX520departs 10:40
CX500departs 15:20

If CX526 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo 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 CX526 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX526 across the HKG and NRT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 CX526 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
09-08HKG 08:15 08:16 (+1)NRT 13:40 13:22 (−18)
09-06HKG 08:15 08:25 (+10)NRT 13:40 13:18 (−22)
09-05HKG 08:15 08:30 (+15)NRT 13:40 13:36 (−4)
09-04HKG 08:15 08:10 (−5)NRT 13:40 13:12 (−28)
09-03HKG 08:15 08:12 (−3)NRT 13:40 13:20 (−20)
09-02HKG 08:15 08:34 (+19)NRT 13:40 13:36 (−4)
09-01HKG 08:15 09:40 (+85)NRT 13:40 14:47 (+67)
08-31HKG 08:15 08:13 (−2)NRT 13:40 13:09 (−31)
08-30HKG 08:15 09:04 (+49)NRT

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-LRL, B-LRA, B-LRB, B-LRG.

Board clocks recorded as HKG and NRT published them.

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