HX261Hong Kong Airlines · TPE → HKG
live · 36m ago
Route confirmed Hong Kong Airlines

HX261 TaipeiTPE · 19:20 Hong KongHKG · 21:20

HX261 by Hong Kong Airlines flies from Taipei (TPE) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the Sat, Oct 24 departure.

Right nowOn time · gate C10 · as of 01:41
19:20

departs TPE · on schedule

⚖ HX261 typically leaves −6 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-22
+47 gate · +53 arrival
10-19
−6 gate · −18 arrival
10-18
−2 gate · −17 arrival
10-16
−10 gate · −15 arrival
10-15
−7 gate · −15 arrival
10-14
−2 gate · −9 arrival
10-13
−13 gate · −17 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
TPETaipeiModerate riskTPE delay board →
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
TPE→HKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.0%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by TPE (Taipei), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Taipei to Hong Kong flights today

same route · Hong Kong Airlines
HX253departs 12:15
HX255departs 15:45
HX265departs 16:30
HX283departs 21:45

If HX261 is cancelled, these are the other Hong Kong Airlines nonstop flights from Taipei to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in TPE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How HX261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for HX261 across the TPE and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how HX261 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
10-22TPE 19:20 20:07 (+47)HKG 21:20 22:13 (+53)
10-19TPE 19:20 19:14 (−6)HKG 21:20 21:02 (−18)
10-18TPE 19:20 19:18 (−2)HKG 21:20 21:03 (−17)
10-16TPE 19:20 19:10 (−10)HKG 21:20 21:05 (−15)
10-15TPE 19:20 19:13 (−7)HKG 21:20 21:05 (−15)
10-14TPE 19:20 19:18 (−2)HKG 21:20 21:11 (−9)
10-13TPE 19:20 19:07 (−13)HKG 21:20 21:03 (−17)
10-12TPE 19:20 19:17 (−3)HKG 21:20 20:59 (−21)
10-11TPE 19:20 19:18 (−2)HKG 21:20 21:11 (−9)
10-10TPE 19:20 19:11 (−9)HKG 21:20 20:58 (−22)
10-09TPE 19:20 19:08 (−12)HKG 21:20 21:08 (−12)

Board clocks recorded as TPE and HKG published them.

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