AYQ → CNSYulara to Cairns

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Direct flights from Yulara (AYQ) to Cairns (CNS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,788 km, an estimated 2 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Yulara and Cairns. Updated 20 August 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

AYQ Yulara tracking
CNS Cairns smooth · +0
1,788 km · ~2h 48m est.
7x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 8 operated AYQ → CNS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

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Median arrival−7 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~2h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Current nonstop fares

AYQ → CNS · one way · economy · 1 adult

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Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Sunstate AirlinesQF100% on time

Flights QF1964 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
08-20QF1964arrived−7
08-19QF1964arrived+8
08-18QF1964arrived+3
08-17QF1964arrived−5
08-16QF1964arrived−20
08-15QF1964arrived−21
08-14QF1964arrived−20
08-13QF1964arrived−14

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
AYQYulara tracking Full AYQ delay board →
CNSCairns +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 8 kt Full CNS delay board →

How the Yulara to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop AYQ to CNS flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.

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AYQ to CNS questions

Is AYQ–CNS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from AYQ to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 1,788 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 156–183 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AYQ–CNS fly?

Sunstate Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 AYQ 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.