CX181Cathay Pacific · HKG → SYD
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX181 Hong KongHKG · 00:55 SydneySYD · 13:00

CX181 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Sydney (SYD) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Sydney · off blocks 00:54 · 1 min early
13:00

estimated arrival at SYD · local time · ~7h 07m from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
HKG3,742 mi · ~7h 07m leftSYD
33,000 ftAltitudecruising
580 mphSpeed504 kt
158°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 36m

Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−1 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~3 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
11-03
−1 gate
11-02
+2 gate · −6 arrival
11-01
−3 gate · +3 arrival
10-31
−1 gate · −10 arrival
10-30
+8 gate · +11 arrival
10-29
+6 gate · −5 arrival
10-28
+16 gate · +19 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 −1 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at HKG and SYD 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High29°Clikely 28°C to 30°C
Low26°Clikely 25°C to 27°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 Sydney

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low18°Clikely 17°C to 20°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 Hong Kong to Sydney flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX139departs 08:45
CX111departs 19:00
CX161departs 21:25

If CX181 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How CX181 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX181 across the HKG and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CX181 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
11-03HKG 00:55 00:54 (−1)SYD 13:00
11-02HKG 00:55 00:57 (+2)SYD 13:00 12:54 (−6)
11-01HKG 00:55 00:52 (−3)SYD 13:00 13:03 (+3)
10-31HKG 00:55 00:54 (−1)SYD 13:00 12:50 (−10)
10-30HKG 00:55 01:03 (+8)SYD 13:00 13:11 (+11)
10-29HKG 00:55 01:01 (+6)SYD 13:00 12:55 (−5)
10-28HKG 00:55 01:11 (+16)SYD 13:00 13:19 (+19)

Board clocks recorded as HKG and SYD published them.

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