QF923Qantas Airways · CNS → SYD
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF923 CairnsCNS · 12:35 SydneySYD · 16:35

QF923 by Qantas Airways flies from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Sydney
16:31

estimated arrival at SYD · local time · ~53 min from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
CNS317 mi · ~53 min leftSYD
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
554 mphSpeed481 kt
181°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 26m

Typical arrival+15 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+40+80+120 min
11-13
+10 arrival
11-12
+20 arrival
11-11
+1 arrival
11-10
+120 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
CNSCairnsOn-time likelyCNS delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
CNS→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CNS and SYD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Cairns

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low18°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
  • 81% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cairns to Sydney flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1819departs 06:50
QF1877departs 14:40

If QF923 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Cairns to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CNS local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How QF923 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF923 across the CNS and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF923 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-13CNS 12:35SYD 16:35 16:45 (+10)
11-12CNS 12:35SYD 16:35 16:55 (+20)
11-11CNS 12:35SYD 16:35 16:36 (+1)
11-10CNS 12:35SYD 16:35 18:35 (+120)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VYE, VH-VYA.

Board clocks recorded as CNS and SYD published them.

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