LAX → HKGLos Angeles to Hong Kong

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong (HKG): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 92% of the last 39 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 39 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 51 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,664 km, an estimated 15 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Updated 1 November 2026 at 17:24 UTC.

Today, LAX → HKG

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 00:27 UA820United Airlines Left 00:27 HKG 07:00In the air · scheduled landing

Checked LAX board 06:33 · HKG board 01:24

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
HKG Hong Kong smooth · +0
11,664 km · ~15h 27m est.
dep bank 12:05–23:5042x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 42x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 39 tracked LAX → HKG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −39 min. 0 of 51 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−39 minacross the last 39 arrivals
Flight time~15h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures42x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 51

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Fri
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Cathay PacificDelta Air LinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Cathay PacificCX95% on time

Flights CX885 varies daily · CX883 varies daily · CX881 varies daily

Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL87 23:50 daily

United AirlinesUA85% on time

Flights UA152 varies daily · UA820 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01UA820departed+0
10-31CX881departed+60
10-31CX883departed+46
10-31CX885dep +40 → arr−17
10-31DL87departed+51
10-31UA152dep +160 → arr−36
10-31UA820departed+37
10-305Y8086departed+126
10-30CX881dep +58 → arr+5
10-30CX883arrived−35
10-30CX885dep +21 → arr−58
10-30DL87dep +27 → arr+0
10-30UA152dep +63 → arr+4
10-30UA820dep +34 → arr−8
10-29CX83departed+25
10-29CX881arrived−26
10-29CX885dep +40 → arr−56
10-29DL87arrived−68
10-29UA152dep +31 → arr−48
10-29UA820dep +36 → arr−51
10-285Y732departed+17
10-285Y8903departed+197
10-28CX881dep +25 → arr−66
10-28CX883arrived−62
10-28CX885dep +186 → arr−60
10-28DL87dep +7 → arr−85
10-28UA152dep +71 → arr−8
10-28UA3901departed+104
10-28UA820dep +46 → arr−9
10-275Y8051departed+29
10-27CX881dep +24 → arr−57
10-27CX883dep +31 → arr−46
10-27DL87dep +5 → arr−57
10-27UA152dep +22 → arr−46
10-27UA820dep +43 → arr−49
10-26CX881arrived−15
10-26CX883arrived−42
10-26CX885dep +44 → arr−39
10-26DL87arrived−28
10-26UA152dep +463 → arr+364

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 7 kt Full LAX delay board →
HKGHong Kong +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 8 kt Full HKG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Hong Kong route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to HKG flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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LAX to HKG questions

Is LAX–HKG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LAX to HKG?

Great-circle distance is 11,664 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 853–1030 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–HKG fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 42 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at LAX and arrival-side delay at HKG, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.