CX261Cathay Pacific · HKG → CDG
live · 16m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX261 Hong KongHKG · 00:30 ParisCDG · 07:40

CX261 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Paris (CDG) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Paris · off blocks 00:28 · 2 min early
07:15

estimated arrival at CDG · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeCX261 · position estimated
HKGHong KongCDGParis
Estimated from the boardsarr 07:15

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 00:28 · typical taxi-out at HKG ≈ 10.9 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ CX261 typically leaves +0 and lands −41. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−41 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~41 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
−2 gate · −25 arrival
11-06
+7 gate · −22 arrival
11-05
+22 gate · −4 arrival
11-04
−6 gate · −41 arrival
11-03
−1 gate · −38 arrival
11-02
−2 gate · −56 arrival
11-01
+2 gate · −52 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 −41 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
CDGParisOn-time likelyCDG delay board →
HKG→CDGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CDG (Paris), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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

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.

Tomorrow at Paris

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C
  • 54% chance of fog

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.

How CX261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX261 across the HKG and CDG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~32 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 CX261 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
11-07HKG 00:30 00:28 (−2)CDG 07:40 07:15 (−25)
11-06HKG 00:30 00:37 (+7)CDG 07:40 07:18 (−22)
11-05HKG 00:30 00:52 (+22)CDG 07:40 07:36 (−4)
11-04HKG 00:30 00:24 (−6)CDG 07:45 07:04 (−41)
11-03HKG 00:30 00:29 (−1)CDG 07:45 07:07 (−38)
11-02HKG 00:30 00:28 (−2)CDG 07:45 06:49 (−56)
11-01HKG 00:30 00:32 (+2)CDG 07:45 06:53 (−52)
10-31HKG 00:30 00:33 (+3)CDG 07:45 06:50 (−55)
10-30HKG 00:30 00:27 (−3)CDG 07:45 07:00 (−45)
10-29HKG 00:30 (+0)CDG 07:45 07:04 (−41)
10-28HKG 00:30 00:28 (−2)CDG 07:45 06:32 (−73)
10-27HKG 00:30 00:32 (+2)CDG 07:45 06:55 (−50)
10-26HKG 00:30 00:37 (+7)CDG 07:45 07:07 (−38)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-LXA, B-LXE, B-LXB, B-LXR.

Board clocks recorded as HKG and CDG published them.

Planning around CX261? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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