CX729Cathay Pacific · HKG → KUL
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Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX729 Hong KongHKG · 16:55 Kuala LumpurKUL · 20:55

CX729 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Right nowEn route to Kuala Lumpur · off blocks 16:53 · 2 min early
En route

en route from HKG to KUL

En routeCX729 · position estimated
HKGHong KongKULKuala Lumpur
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:53 · typical taxi-out at HKG ≈ 11.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ CX729 typically leaves −2 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
−2 gate
09-08
+5 gate · −11 arrival
09-07
+2 gate · −21 arrival
09-05
−6 gate · −6 arrival
09-04
−3 gate · −19 arrival
09-02
−2 gate · −27 arrival
09-01
−2 gate · +0 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 · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
KULKuala LumpurOn-time likelyKUL delay board →
HKG→KULevery 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
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at HKG and KUL 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 Kuala Lumpur flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX723departs 08:10
CX725departs 12:40
CX733departs 21:30

If CX729 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur 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 CX729 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX729 across the HKG and KUL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 CX729 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
09-10HKG 16:55 16:53 (−2)KUL 20:55
09-08HKG 16:55 17:00 (+5)KUL 20:55 20:44 (−11)
09-07HKG 16:55 16:57 (+2)KUL 20:55 20:34 (−21)
09-05HKG 16:55 16:49 (−6)KUL 20:40 20:34 (−6)
09-04HKG 16:55 16:52 (−3)KUL 20:55 20:36 (−19)
09-02HKG 16:55 16:53 (−2)KUL 20:55 20:28 (−27)
09-01HKG 16:55 16:53 (−2)KUL 20:40 (+0)
08-31HKG 16:55 17:01 (+6)KUL 20:55 20:42 (−13)
08-30HKG 16:55 16:56 (+1)KUL 20:41 20:34 (−7)
08-29HKG 16:55 16:51 (−4)KUL 20:55 20:37 (−18)

Board clocks recorded as HKG and KUL published them.

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