CX581Cathay Pacific · CTS → HKG
live · 22m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX581 SapporoCTS · 16:40 Hong KongHKG · 20:55

CX581 by Cathay Pacific flies from Sapporo (CTS) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Tue, Sep 22 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 05:54
16:40

departs CTS · on schedule

⚖ CX581 typically leaves +16 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-20
+4 gate · −25 arrival
09-19
+18 gate · −13 arrival
09-17
+13 gate · −13 arrival
09-16
+16 gate · +2 arrival
09-15
CANCELLED
09-13
+34 gate · +17 arrival
09-12
+16 gate · −19 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 −13 min · 2 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CTSSapporoOn-time likelyCTS delay board →
HKGHong KongHigh riskHKG delay board →
CTS→HKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CTS and HKG 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 Sapporo to Hong Kong flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX583departs 17:30

If CX581 is cancelled, this is the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flight from Sapporo to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CTS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CX581 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX581 across the CTS and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 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 CX581 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
09-20CTS 16:40 16:44 (+4)HKG 20:55 20:30 (−25)
09-19CTS 16:40 16:58 (+18)HKG 20:55 20:42 (−13)
09-17CTS 16:40 16:53 (+13)HKG 20:55 20:42 (−13)
09-16CTS 16:40 16:56 (+16)HKG 20:55 20:57 (+2)
09-15CANCELLED
09-13CTS 16:40 17:14 (+34)HKG 20:55 21:12 (+17)
09-12CTS 16:40 16:56 (+16)HKG 20:55 20:36 (−19)
09-10CTS 16:40 16:54 (+14)HKG 20:55 20:39 (−16)
09-09CANCELLED
09-08CTS 16:40 16:46 (+6)HKG 20:55 20:31 (−24)

Board clocks recorded as CTS and HKG published them.

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