CX596Cathay Pacific · HKG → KIX
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed Cathay Pacific

CX596 Hong KongHKG · 08:20 OsakaKIX · 12:45

CX596 by Cathay Pacific flies from Hong Kong (HKG) to Osaka (KIX) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowDescending into Osaka · off blocks 08:24 · 4 min late
12:34

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

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
HKG3 mi leftKIX
500 ftAltitudedescending
161 mphSpeed140 kt
51°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 56m

Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 15 operations
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+4 gate · −11 arrival
11-02
+1 gate · +11 arrival
11-01
+13 gate · +17 arrival
10-31
+5 gate · +22 arrival
10-30
−6 gate · +9 arrival
10-29
−6 gate · −6 arrival
10-28
−3 gate · +1 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 +6 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
KIXOsakaOn-time likelyKIX delay board →
HKG→KIXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+2 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at HKG and KIX 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 Osaka

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 21°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 16°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
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Hong Kong to Osaka flights today

same route · Cathay Pacific
CX566departs 01:50
CX506departs 10:45
CX598departs 13:20
CX502departs 16:40

If CX596 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from Hong Kong to Osaka 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 CX596 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX596 across the HKG and KIX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 8/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CX596 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
11-03HKG 08:20 08:24 (+4)KIX 12:45 12:34 (−11)
11-02HKG 08:20 08:21 (+1)KIX 12:45 12:56 (+11)
11-01HKG 08:20 08:33 (+13)KIX 12:45 13:02 (+17)
10-31HKG 08:20 08:25 (+5)KIX 12:45 13:07 (+22)
10-30HKG 08:20 08:14 (−6)KIX 12:45 12:54 (+9)
10-29HKG 08:20 08:14 (−6)KIX 12:45 12:39 (−6)
10-28HKG 08:20 08:17 (−3)KIX 12:45 12:46 (+1)
10-27HKG 08:20 08:23 (+3)KIX 12:45 12:51 (+6)
10-26HKG 08:20 08:21 (+1)KIX 12:45 13:01 (+16)
10-25HKG 08:20 08:21 (+1)KIX 12:45 13:01 (+16)
10-24HKG 08:10 08:12 (+2)KIX 12:55 12:33 (−22)
10-23HKG 08:10 08:21 (+11)KIX 12:55 12:48 (−7)
10-22HKG 08:10 08:45 (+35)KIX 12:55 13:12 (+17)
10-21HKG 08:10 08:28 (+18)KIX 12:55 12:50 (−5)
10-20HKG 08:10 08:12 (+2)KIX 12:55 (+0)

Board clocks recorded as HKG and KIX published them.

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