CX178Cathay Pacific · MEL → HKG
live · 51m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX178 MelbourneMEL · 00:45 Hong KongHKG · 06:45

CX178 by Cathay Pacific flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate 18 · as of 22:18
00:45

departs MEL · on schedule

⚖ CX178 typically leaves +13 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~25 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
11-07
+13 gate · −13 arrival
11-06
+22 gate · +9 arrival
11-05
+11 gate · −12 arrival
11-04
+66 gate · +57 arrival
11-03
+19 gate · −11 arrival
11-02
+17 gate · −28 arrival
11-01
+18 gate · −33 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
MEL→HKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and HKG 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°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.

Tomorrow at Hong Kong

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 31°C
Low26°Clikely 25°C to 26°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Hong Kong flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX134departs 08:25
CX104departs 15:30
CX2104departs 17:03

If CX178 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Melbourne to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 CX178 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX178 across the MEL and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 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 CX178 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
11-07MEL 00:45 00:58 (+13)HKG 06:45 06:32 (−13)
11-06MEL 00:45 01:07 (+22)HKG 06:45 06:54 (+9)
11-05MEL 00:45 00:56 (+11)HKG 06:45 06:33 (−12)
11-04MEL 00:45 01:51 (+66)HKG 06:45 07:42 (+57)
11-03MEL 00:45 01:04 (+19)HKG 06:45 06:34 (−11)
11-02MEL 00:45 01:02 (+17)HKG 06:45 06:17 (−28)
11-01MEL 00:45 01:03 (+18)HKG 06:45 06:12 (−33)
10-31MEL 00:45 00:47 (+2)HKG 06:45 06:13 (−32)
10-30MEL 00:45 00:51 (+6)HKG 06:45 06:13 (−32)
10-29MEL 00:45 00:55 (+10)HKG 06:45 06:19 (−26)
10-28MEL 00:45 00:50 (+5)HKG 06:45 06:48 (+3)
10-27MEL 00:45 00:51 (+6)HKG 06:45 06:50 (+5)
10-26MEL 00:45 00:54 (+9)HKG 06:45 06:25 (−20)
10-25MEL 00:45 01:12 (+27)HKG 06:55 06:56 (+1)
10-24MEL 00:45 01:55 (+70)HKG 06:55 07:26 (+31)

Aircraft

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

Board clocks recorded as MEL and HKG published them.

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