Flights Busan → Hong Kong
PUS → HKG
Route overview
The flight route connects Busan, where the airport opened in 1976, to Hong Kong, a major travel hub with over thirty-nine million passengers annually. The journey is operated using a mix of aircraft types including Airbus A321 and A320 as well as Boeing 737-900 models.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Busan (PUS) → Hong Kong (HKG) route is operated by Cathay Pacific. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Hong Kong the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm).
Heading to Hong Kong: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Busan (PUS) to Hong Kong (HKG) heads south-west for about 2,043 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 58m.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Hong Kong it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airlines operating PUS-HKG
Airports
Frequently asked questions about PUS-HKG
Route-specific punctuality data isn't available yet. Check your flight on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis.
The cancellation rate varies by airline and season. Check your flight risk for an up-to-date estimate.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Cathay Pacific.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
