Is Cathay Pacific Airways on time? CX
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 81% | 0.4% |
| 2026-09 | 84% | 0.9% |
| 2026-08 | 75% | 0.9% |
| 2026-07 | 70% | 2.2% |
| 2026-06 | 74% | 0.7% |
| 2026-05 | 80% | 0.5% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| TPE to HKG | 79% | about 42 min |
| SIN to HKG | 74% | about 39 min |
| PVG to HKG | 79% | about 39 min |
| PEK to HKG | 80% | about 45 min |
| BKK to HKG | 77% | about 44 min |
| KIX to HKG | 87% | about 23 min |
| HKG to SIN | 87% | about 21 min |
| NRT to HKG | 72% | about 46 min |
| MNL to HKG | 82% | about 36 min |
| HKG to LHR | 81% | about 32 min |
| LHR to HKG | 78% | about 37 min |
| ICN to HKG | 86% | about 26 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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