CX521Cathay Pacific · NRT → HKG
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX521 TokyoNRT · 16:50 Hong KongHKG · 21:10

CX521 by Cathay Pacific flies from Tokyo (NRT) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Hong Kong
21:10

estimated arrival at HKG · local time · ~3h 41m from now

LivePosition · updated 7m ago
HKG1,708 mi · ~3h 41m leftNRT
33,200 ftAltitudeclimbing
470 mphSpeed408 kt
254°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 30 min

⚖ CX521 typically leaves +32 and lands +13. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-26
+24 gate · −11 arrival
10-25
+39 gate · −10 arrival
10-24
+14 gate · +10 arrival
10-23
+37 gate · +22 arrival
10-22
+7 gate · +21 arrival
10-21
+66 gate · +51 arrival
10-20
+16 gate · −5 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 +13 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
NRTTokyoOn-time likelyNRT delay board →
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
NRT→HKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+1 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at NRT 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Tokyo to Hong Kong flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX2509departs 08:50
CX509departs 09:25
CX527departs 14:50
CX505departs 18:30
CX501departs 22:00

If CX521 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Tokyo to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in NRT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CX521 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX521 across the NRT and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 8/13 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 CX521 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
10-26NRT 16:50 17:14 (+24)HKG 21:10 20:59 (−11)
10-25NRT 16:50 17:29 (+39)HKG 21:10 21:00 (−10)
10-24NRT 17:15 17:29 (+14)HKG 21:10 21:20 (+10)
10-23NRT 17:15 17:52 (+37)HKG 21:10 21:32 (+22)
10-22NRT 17:15 17:22 (+7)HKG 21:10 21:31 (+21)
10-21NRT 17:15 18:21 (+66)HKG 21:10 22:01 (+51)
10-20NRT 17:15 17:31 (+16)HKG 21:10 21:05 (−5)
10-19NRT 17:15 17:56 (+41)HKG 21:10 21:21 (+11)
10-18NRT 17:15 17:13 (−2)HKG 21:10 20:45 (−25)
10-17NRT 17:15 17:30 (+15)HKG 21:10 21:16 (+6)
10-16NRT 17:15 17:55 (+40)HKG 21:10 21:40 (+30)
10-15NRT 17:15 17:30 (+15)HKG 21:10 21:23 (+13)
10-14NRT 17:15 17:47 (+32)HKG 21:10 21:35 (+25)
10-13NRT 17:15 18:40 (+85)HKG 21:10 22:11 (+61)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-HNN, B-HNG, B-HNK, B-HNE.

Board clocks recorded as NRT and HKG published them.

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