HKG → CANHong Kong to Guangzhou

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Direct flights from Hong Kong (HKG) to Guangzhou (CAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 136 km, an estimated 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Updated 17 October 2026 at 07:56 UTC.

Today, HKG → CAN

Sat 17 Oct · local times
CX950Cathay PacificIn the air, 26 min late

Left HKG at 01:41, 26 min after its 01:15 slot.

Landing
02:31CAN board estimate · sched 02:20
Track CX950 →
  1. 01:15 CX950Cathay Pacific Left 01:41 +26 CAN est. 02:31 +11In the air · sched 02:20
  2. 07:50 CX982Cathay Pacific Left 08:21 +31 Landed 09:14 +19
  3. 20:00 CX988Cathay Pacific On scheduleT1 CAN 21:05scheduled

Checked HKG board 15:24 · CAN board 15:56

HKG Hong Kong smooth · +2
CAN Guangzhou smooth · +0
136 km · ~0h 40m est.
dep bank 01:15–20:007x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 operated HKG → CAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~0h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Cathay Pacific

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Cathay PacificCX75% on time

Flights CX950 01:15 daily · CX982 07:50 daily · CX988 20:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17CX950dep +26 → arr+11
10-17CX982dep +31 → arr+19
10-16CX950dep +31 → arr+15
10-16CX982dep +4 → arr−15
10-16CX988dep +43 → arr+36
10-15CX982arrived−17
10-15CX988arrived−1
10-14CX950arrived−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HKGHong Kong +2 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · E 14 kt Full HKG delay board →
CANGuangzhou +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 10 kt Full CAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HKG: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Hong Kong to Guangzhou route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HKG to CAN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

HKG to CAN questions

Is HKG–CAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HKG–CAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:15 and evening departures around 20:00 from HKG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HKG to CAN?

Great-circle distance is 136 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 40–42 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HKG–CAN fly?

Cathay Pacific runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.