AU Flight delays across Australia
live · 2026-09-10 07:40:03.889 UTC
OPS · MINOR DELAYS CANCELLATIONS · 1.8% · NORMAL

19%of flights across 11 Australian airports are running 15+ minutes late right now

Brisbane is the most disrupted airport at 23% delayed across 1,810 flights. Departures are running at least 3 points later than arrivals at 8 of 11 airports. Brisbane has the most cancellations today with 104.

8,506on the boards
1,610delayed 15+
149cancelled
11 airports · live boards · updated 2026-09-10 07:40:03.889 UTC
Live map

Share delayed at each hub

BNE 23% PER 22% OOL 22% MEL 21% ADL 19% MCY 17% SYD 14% HBA 14% CNS 12% CBR 10% DRW 7%
  • calm under 10%
  • minor 10 to 19%
  • building 20 to 29%
  • heavy 30% or more
  • dot size is flights on the boards
Airports now

Ranked by share of flights delayed

Where the delay sits

Departures against arrivals

010203040
BNE 6%39%
OOL 10%34%
PER 11%33%
MEL 13%29%
MCY 5%28%
ADL 15%23%
SYD 12%17%
CBR 6%13%
HBA 16%12%
CNS 14%10%
DRW 9%5%
  • arrivals delayed
  • departures delayed

Departures carry the wider gap right now. Brisbane is holding 39% of departures late while landing 6% late.

By service type

Domestic, Trans-Tasman and international

DOMESTIC 17%delayed 15+ min 7,052 flights · both airports in Australia
TRANS-TASMAN 25%delayed 15+ min 330 flights · between Australia and New Zealand
INTERNATIONAL 30%delayed 15+ min 1,090 flights · every other country pair

34 flights could not be placed.

Official benchmark

What a normal month looks like

BITRE · Australian Government Domestic · July 2026
78.8%on-time departures
78.4%on-time arrivals
1.5%cancellations
OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗

Participating Australian airlines and routes meeting BITRE reporting criteria only. These figures cover a different reporting period from the live board above.

How services are classified

Domestic means both airports are in Australia. Trans-Tasman means one airport is in Australia and the other is in New Zealand. International covers every other country pair we can identify. Flights we cannot place stay outside these filters.

Live figures come from Pro Flight Search board observations across 11 Australian airports and refresh through the day.