CX161Cathay Pacific · HKG → SYD
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Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX161 Hong KongHKG · 21:35 SydneySYD · 09:40

CX161 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Sydney (SYD) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today
21:35

departs HKG · on schedule

Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~11 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
10-23
−14 arrival
10-22
+4 gate · −12 arrival
10-21
+9 gate · −4 arrival
10-20
+6 gate · −4 arrival
10-19
+5 gate · −5 arrival
10-18
+3 gate · −5 arrival
10-17
+46 gate · +25 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
HKG→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying MVFR (marginal 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Hong Kong to Sydney flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX181departs 00:45
CX139departs 08:45
CX111departs 19:05

If CX161 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Sydney 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 CX161 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX161 across the HKG and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 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 CX161 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
10-23HKG 21:35SYD 09:40 09:26 (−14)
10-22HKG 21:35 21:39 (+4)SYD 09:40 09:28 (−12)
10-21HKG 21:35 21:44 (+9)SYD 09:40 09:36 (−4)
10-20HKG 21:35 21:41 (+6)SYD 09:40 09:36 (−4)
10-19HKG 21:35 21:40 (+5)SYD 09:40 09:35 (−5)
10-18HKG 21:35 21:38 (+3)SYD 09:40 09:35 (−5)
10-17HKG 21:35 22:21 (+46)SYD 09:40 10:05 (+25)
10-16HKG 21:35 21:59 (+24)SYD 09:40 09:26 (−14)

Board clocks recorded as HKG and SYD published them.

Planning around CX161? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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