CX256Cathay Pacific · LHR → HKG
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Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX256 LondonLHR · 20:15 Hong KongHKG · 15:45

CX256 by Cathay Pacific flies from London (LHR) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowExpected · today
20:15

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ CX256 typically leaves +24 and lands +8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+8 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+13 gate
10-18
+24 gate · +34 arrival
10-17
+18 gate · +28 arrival
10-16
+11 gate · −4 arrival
10-15
+51 gate · +16 arrival
10-14
+11 gate · −30 arrival
10-13
+25 gate · +8 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 +8 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
LHR→HKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by HKG (Hong Kong), currently flying VFR (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 London to Hong Kong flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX252departs 12:20
CX238departs 17:00
CX250departs 18:20
CX2252departs 21:00
CX254departs 22:15
CX225departs 22:30

If CX256 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 CX256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX256 across the LHR and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 6/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CX256 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
10-19LHR 20:15 20:28 (+13)HKG 15:45
10-18LHR 20:15 20:39 (+24)HKG 15:45 16:19 (+34)
10-17LHR 20:15 20:33 (+18)HKG 15:45 16:13 (+28)
10-16LHR 20:15 20:26 (+11)HKG 15:45 15:41 (−4)
10-15LHR 20:15 21:06 (+51)HKG 15:45 16:01 (+16)
10-14LHR 20:15 20:26 (+11)HKG 15:45 15:15 (−30)
10-13LHR 20:15 20:40 (+25)HKG 15:45 15:53 (+8)
10-12LHR 20:15 21:03 (+48)HKG 15:45 16:25 (+40)
10-11LHR 20:15 20:40 (+25)HKG 15:45 16:30 (+45)
10-10LHR 20:15 20:28 (+13)HKG 15:45 15:33 (−12)
10-09LHR 20:15 20:53 (+38)HKG 15:45 16:05 (+20)
10-08LHR 20:15 20:29 (+14)HKG 15:45 15:23 (−22)
10-07LHR 20:15 20:36 (+21)HKG 15:45 15:23 (−22)
10-06LHR 20:15 22:15 (+120)HKG 15:45 15:46 (+1)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and HKG published them.

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