ASP → CNSAlice Springs to Cairns

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Direct flights from Alice Springs (ASP) to Cairns (CNS): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,455 km, an estimated 2 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Alice Springs and Cairns. Updated 16 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC.

ASP Alice Springs tracking
CNS Cairns smooth · +9
1,455 km · ~2h 22m est.
departs 12:504x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live ASP and CNS delay boards

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Airnorth

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
AirnorthTL

Flights TL361 12:50 Mo We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16TL361arrived−20
10-14TL361arrived−19
10-12TL361arrived+50
10-11TL361arrived−30

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ASPAlice Springs tracking Full ASP delay board →
CNSCairns +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 7 kt Full CNS delay board →

How the Alice Springs to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ASP to CNS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ASP to CNS questions

Is ASP–CNS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at CNS is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ASP to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 1,455 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–155 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ASP–CNS fly?

Airnorth runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ASP and arrival-side delay at CNS, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.