CX982Cathay Pacific · HKG → CAN
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Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX982 Hong KongHKG · 07:50 GuangzhouCAN · 08:55

CX982 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Guangzhou (CAN) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Guangzhou · off blocks 08:06 · 16 min late
08:55

estimated arrival at CAN · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeCX982 · position estimated
HKGHong KongCANGuangzhou
Estimated from the boardsarr 08:55

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:06 · typical taxi-out at HKG ≈ 11 min.

⚖ CX982 typically leaves +8 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-15
+16 gate
09-14
+0 gate · −8 arrival
09-13
+20 gate · +2 arrival
09-12
+1 gate · −14 arrival
09-11
+13 gate · −5 arrival
09-10
+23 gate · +10 arrival
09-09
+1 gate · −14 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
CANGuangzhouOn-time likelyCAN delay board →
HKG→CANevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at HKG and CAN 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 Guangzhou flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX950departs 01:15
CX988departs 20:00

If CX982 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Guangzhou 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 CX982 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX982 across the HKG and CAN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 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 CX982 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
09-15HKG 07:50 08:06 (+16)CAN 08:55
09-14HKG 07:50 (+0)CAN 08:55 08:47 (−8)
09-13HKG 07:50 08:10 (+20)CAN 08:55 08:57 (+2)
09-12HKG 07:50 07:51 (+1)CAN 08:55 08:41 (−14)
09-11HKG 07:50 08:03 (+13)CAN 08:55 08:50 (−5)
09-10HKG 07:50 08:13 (+23)CAN 08:55 09:05 (+10)
09-09HKG 07:50 07:51 (+1)CAN 08:55 08:41 (−14)
09-08HKG 07:50 08:15 (+25)CAN 08:55 09:18 (+23)
09-07HKG 07:50 07:52 (+2)CAN 08:55 08:35 (−20)
09-06HKG 07:50 07:49 (−1)CAN 08:55 08:33 (−22)
09-05HKG 07:50 08:01 (+11)CAN 08:55 08:51 (−4)
09-04HKG 07:50 07:54 (+4)CAN 08:55 08:38 (−17)
09-03HKG 07:50 07:58 (+8)CAN 08:55 08:45 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-LAK, B-LBD, B-HLT, B-LBE.

Board clocks recorded as HKG and CAN published them.

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