CX252 LondonLHR · 11:00 Hong KongHKG · 07:30
CX252 by Cathay Pacific flies from London (LHR) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
arrived at HKG · 4 min early
⚖ CX252 typically leaves +30 and lands +1. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +1 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and HKG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastLondon to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.1%0.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 11%1.0× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Hong Kong flights today
same route · Cathay PacificIf CX252 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from London to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How CX252 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX252 across the LHR and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 10/14 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 CX252 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LHR and HKG published them.
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