CX494Cathay Pacific · HKG → TPE
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Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX494 Hong KongHKG · 10:25 TaipeiTPE · 12:15

CX494 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Taipei (TPE).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
10:25

scheduled from HKG

⚖ CX494 typically leaves +2 and lands −3. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+2 gate · +1 arrival
11-02
−9 gate · −23 arrival
11-01
−3 gate · −12 arrival
10-31
+6 gate · +0 arrival
10-30
+2 gate · −2 arrival
10-29
−1 gate · −15 arrival
10-28
−2 gate · −23 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 −3 min · 1 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
TPETaipeiOn-time likelyTPE delay board →
HKG→TPEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at HKG and TPE 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 Taipei

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 31°C
Low22°Clikely 21°C to 24°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 Taipei flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX498departs 07:00
CX422departs 07:10
CX488departs 08:00
CX564departs 08:30
CX530departs 09:05
CX466departs 09:30

If CX494 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Taipei 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 CX494 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX494 across the HKG and TPE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CX494 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
11-03HKG 10:25 10:27 (+2)TPE 12:15 12:16 (+1)
11-02HKG 10:25 10:16 (−9)TPE 12:15 11:52 (−23)
11-01HKG 10:25 10:22 (−3)TPE 12:15 12:03 (−12)
10-31HKG 10:25 10:31 (+6)TPE 12:15 (+0)
10-30HKG 10:25 10:27 (+2)TPE 12:15 12:13 (−2)
10-29HKG 10:25 10:24 (−1)TPE 12:15 12:00 (−15)
10-28HKG 10:25 10:23 (−2)TPE 12:15 11:52 (−23)
10-27HKG 10:25 10:27 (+2)TPE 12:15 12:16 (+1)
10-26HKG 10:25 10:18 (−7)TPE 12:15 11:55 (−20)
10-25HKG 10:25 10:37 (+12)TPE 12:15 12:42 (+27)
10-24HKG 10:10 10:15 (+5)TPE 12:10 12:06 (−4)
10-23CANCELLED
10-22HKG 10:10 10:13 (+3)TPE 12:10 12:29 (+19)
10-21HKG 10:10 10:16 (+6)TPE 12:10 11:57 (−13)
10-20HKG 10:10 10:19 (+9)TPE 12:10 12:12 (+2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-HYI.

Board clocks recorded as HKG and TPE published them.

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