LX161Swiss International Air Lines · NRT → ZRH
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed Swiss International Air Lines

LX161 TokyoNRT · 11:00 ZurichZRH · 18:25

LX161 by Swiss International Air Lines flies from Tokyo (NRT) to Zurich (ZRH) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Zurich · off blocks 11:39 · 39 min late
18:48

estimated arrival at ZRH · local time · ~8h 33m from now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
NRT4,565 mi · ~8h 33m leftZRH
33,000 ftAltitudecruising
557 mphSpeed484 kt
27°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 34m

⚖ LX161 typically leaves +37 and lands +2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+37 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+39 gate · +23 arrival
10-18
+14 gate · +14 arrival
10-17
+50 gate · −5 arrival
10-16
+35 gate · −11 arrival
10-15
+45 gate · +9 arrival
10-14
+22 gate · +2 arrival
10-13
+29 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 +2 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
NRTTokyoOn-time likelyNRT delay board →
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
NRT→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at NRT and ZRH 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.

How LX161 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LX161 across the NRT and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 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 LX161 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
10-19NRT 11:00 11:39 (+39)ZRH 18:25 18:48 (+23)
10-18NRT 11:00 11:14 (+14)ZRH 18:25 18:39 (+14)
10-17NRT 11:00 11:50 (+50)ZRH 18:25 18:20 (−5)
10-16NRT 11:05 11:40 (+35)ZRH 18:30 18:19 (−11)
10-15NRT 11:00 11:45 (+45)ZRH 18:25 18:34 (+9)
10-14NRT 11:10 11:32 (+22)ZRH 18:35 18:37 (+2)
10-13NRT 11:00 11:29 (+29)ZRH 18:25 18:30 (+5)
10-12NRT 11:00 11:49 (+49)ZRH 18:25 18:36 (+11)
10-11NRT 11:00 11:39 (+39)ZRH 18:25 18:21 (−4)
10-10NRT 11:00 11:28 (+28)ZRH 18:25 18:16 (−9)
10-09NRT 11:05 11:42 (+37)ZRH 18:30 18:26 (−4)
10-08NRT 11:00 11:34 (+34)ZRH 18:25 17:53 (−32)
10-07NRT 11:10 11:48 (+38)ZRH

Aircraft

Recent tails: HBJNJ, HB-JNJ, HBJNH, HB-JNH.

Board clocks recorded as NRT and ZRH published them.

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