CX879 San FranciscoSFO · 11:25 Hong KongHKG · 18:55
CX879 by Cathay Pacific flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.
estimated arrival at HKG · local time · ~3h 04m from now
board checked 11m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:54 · typical taxi-out at SFO ≈ 11.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 San Francisco
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
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 Hong Kong
ForecastMon 9 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Francisco to Hong Kong flights today
same route · Cathay PacificIf CX879 is cancelled, these are the other Cathay Pacific nonstop flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO 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 CX879 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CX879 across the SFO and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 1/3 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 CX879 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SFO and HKG published them.
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Pro Flight Search: CX879 San Francisco to Hong Kong on-time performance, measured from the SFO and HKG airport boards.
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