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CX870 Cathay Pacific - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Cathay Pacific flight CX870, which currently operates between the airports of Hong Kong - Hong Kong International Airport (Airport Code HKG) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, January 09, 2026.

CX870 On Time performance:
79
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

CX870 Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 47 minutes
Flight Status for Friday January 09, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 08, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 10, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Hong Kong (HKG)
January 09, 2026
Hong Kong International Airport
Departed at:
01:40 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
25
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:30 pm

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
January 09, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
10:17 am
Terminal:
IN - International
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:30 am
Baggage: CL10
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AA8929 - American Airlines

- MH9180 - Malaysia Airlines

- OM5870 - Miat Mongolian Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CX870?
The flight CX870 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight CX870?
The distance between the two airports is 6915 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight CX870?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 16:34 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Hong Kong: 2026-01-09 18:26:19
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-01-09 02:26:19

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Hong Kong and San Francisco:

Cathay Pacific
- Flight Number: CX872. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: CX892. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA862. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA878. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 07, 2025 to January 06, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 85
On Time: 67 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 6 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 5 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 10 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 07, 2025 to January 06, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 03, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights CX870

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
08 January
01:32 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
08:55 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 23min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
01:32 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
08:52 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 20min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
01:27 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
08:41 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 14min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
01:41 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
08:52 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 11min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
04 January
02:57 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
10:24 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 27min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
02:19 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:56 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 37min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Friday
02 January
01:30 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:12 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 42min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
01 January
01:29 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:50 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 21min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
31 December
01:30 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
10:10 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 40min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
30 December
01:35 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:59 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 24min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed