CX163Cathay Pacific · HKG → MEL
updated 54m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX163 Hong KongHKG · 11:00 MelbourneMEL · 23:05

CX163 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowLanded in Melbourne · position data
22:35

arrived at MEL · 29 min early

⚖ CX163 typically leaves +8 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+1 gate · −31 arrival
11-07
−3 gate · −33 arrival
11-06
+11 gate · −31 arrival
11-05
+4 gate · −39 arrival
11-04
+9 gate · −23 arrival
11-03
+11 gate · −26 arrival
11-02
+38 gate · −10 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
HKG→MELevery 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
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at HKG and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Hong Kong

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 26°C to 28°C
Low22°Clikely 19°C to 23°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Hong Kong to Melbourne flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX105departs 00:30
CX135departs 19:05

If CX163 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HKG local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How CX163 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX163 across the HKG and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 CX163 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
11-08HKG 11:00 11:01 (+1)MEL 23:05 22:34 (−31)
11-07HKG 11:00 10:57 (−3)MEL 23:05 22:32 (−33)
11-06HKG 11:00 11:11 (+11)MEL 23:05 22:34 (−31)
11-05HKG 11:00 11:04 (+4)MEL 23:05 22:26 (−39)
11-04HKG 11:00 11:09 (+9)MEL 23:05 22:42 (−23)
11-03HKG 11:00 11:11 (+11)MEL 23:05 22:39 (−26)
11-02HKG 11:00 11:38 (+38)MEL 23:05 22:55 (−10)
11-01HKG 11:00 11:05 (+5)MEL 23:05 22:40 (−25)
10-31HKG 11:00 11:23 (+23)MEL 23:05 23:04 (−1)
10-30HKG 11:00 10:55 (−5)MEL 23:05 22:45 (−20)
10-29HKG 11:00 11:08 (+8)MEL 23:05 22:45 (−20)
10-28HKG 11:00 11:12 (+12)MEL 23:05 22:47 (−18)
10-27HKG 11:00 11:04 (+4)MEL 23:05 22:42 (−23)
10-26HKG 11:00 11:18 (+18)MEL 23:05 22:42 (−23)
10-25HKG 11:00 11:05 (+5)MEL 23:05 22:29 (−36)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-KPI, B-KQL, B-KPR, B-KPO.

Board clocks recorded as HKG and MEL published them.

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