I see on the HKG app that CX845 has been apparently arriving at a Tarmac stand instead of a gate lately. Is that correct? I know it's early, but aren't the Tarmac stands reserved for overcrowded periods and airports lacking enough gate capacity? I hate when they do that after a long flight to Europe but at least then it's usually light outside.

And on a related subject, can I assume that there is no transit security and once in the terminal I'm free to find my departure gate?

I know these are minor issues, but it is a 15 hour flight and I'm sure that everyone just wants to get off the plane as fast as possible at the end. I know I do.

There is transit security

? What are you looking at? I cannot recall ever arriving at a tarmac stand on CX845, including when I took it most recently a week and a half ago (Gate 28).

Fwiw, at least the last 7 days it has docked at a regular stand each time:
*Today (Wed): Gate 24
*Yesterday (Tues): Gate 4
*Mon: Either Gate 29, 27 or 25
*Sun: Gate 17
*Sat: Gate 25
*Fri: Gate 3
*Thurs: Gate 4

I could keep going, but am highly confident saying that these early morning US arrivals as a general rule do NOT get remote stands. FWIW, I perhaps have landed early morning on CX flights from North America 50 times or more in the 8+ years I've been flying Cathay. That'd be about 6 per year, it might even be more than that. Whilst I don't have records, I cannot recall a single time having a remote stand. Perhaps it occurred once and I cannot remember. But if this occurred it would be absolutely abnormal.

Haha, no you cannot assume this....because there IS transit security! An onward boarding pass is also required to get through.

Once you're through transit security you are free to find your departure gate...

I recommend spending some time searching in both this forum, and the general HKG one to get you up to speed. It seems like you're getting erroneous information somewhere and there's a lot of good resources around here. Tons of info about transit security, lounges, what to do in the airport, and pretty much anything else you can think about either specific to CX or specific to HKG.

Sometimes I don't mind the tarmac at all. When the choice is walk all the way from gate 50/70 or stand on a bus for a few minutes, I'll take the bus.

You are one that don't mind. I once overheard a J pax on CX902 telling his female companion, "Hey are we flying Jetstar or CX?? Thought only low-cost carriers use bus gates?"

Even Jetstar gets a satellite gate occasionally.

Okay, that sounds much better. I was trying out the HKG MyFlight app and it is a bit misleading. (Having said that I did search the web first for gate information and couldn't find it anywhere). The app lists gates for departing flights and luggage belts for arriving flights. But on the detail page it lists remote stand location and I misinterpreted that.

Basically, I don't care what gate the flight arrives at as long as it is a gate. As I said, I don't like the idea of being dumped out on the Tarmac after a long flight.

Thanks for the reply.