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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 Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

CX870 On Time performance:
91
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

Landed - On-time
Delay: 6 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday December 16, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 15, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 17, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Hong Kong (HKG)
December 16, 2025
Hong Kong International Airport
Departed at:
01:34 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
3
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:30 pm

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
December 16, 2025
San Francisco International Airport
Arrived at:
09:36 am
Terminal:
IN - International
Gate:
A10
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:30 am
Baggage: CL9
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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: 16:33 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: 2025-12-17 02:28:23
Current Time in San Francisco: 2025-12-16 10:28:23

Alternative Flights

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

Cathay Pacific
- Flight Number: CX872. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: CX892. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA862. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA878. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 8 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 September 14, 2025 to December 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 81
On Time: 74 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 5 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 14, 2025 to December 13, 2025. 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 December 04, 2024 to November 30, 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
Monday
15 December
01:31 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:18 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 47min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 December
01:48 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:41 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 53min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 December
01:32 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:40 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 08min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 December
01:30 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:41 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 11min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 December
03:10 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
11:31 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 21min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
10 December
01:31 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:45 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 14min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 December
01:40 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:34 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 54min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 December
01:34 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:17 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 43min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 December
02:06 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:38 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 32min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 December
01:44 pm
Hong Kong (HKG)
09:13 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 29min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time