CX524 Hong KongHKG · 01:25 TokyoNRT · 06:30
CX524 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Tokyo (NRT) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
arrived at NRT · 25 min early
⚖ CX524 typically leaves +5 and lands −21. 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at HKG and NRT 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 at Hong Kong
ForecastFri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.4%usually 0.6%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.5%usually 3.9%
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 440 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Tokyo
ForecastFri 30 Oct, local date
- 79% chance of rain
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.3%usually 1.8%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.9%usually 3.6%
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 320 departures a day. · 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 Hong Kong to Tokyo flights today
same route · Cathay PacificIf CX524 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Tokyo on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HKG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How CX524 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX524 across the HKG and NRT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 CX524 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: B-LBA, B-HLR, B-LBJ, B-LBC.
Board clocks recorded as HKG and NRT published them.
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