Qantas AirwaysQF88% on time
Flights QF1964 10:15 daily
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Direct flights from Yulara (AYQ) to Cairns (CNS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 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 October 2026 at 05:48 UTC.
Today, AYQ → CNS
Tue 20 Oct · local times- · QF1964Qantas Departed Landed 13:06 −9
Checked CNS board 22:48
AYQ
Yulara
tracking
CNS
Cairns
smooth · +0
1,788 km · ~2h 48m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88% on time
of the last 8 operated AYQ → CNS flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~2h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Qantas Airways
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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Yulara to Cairns route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AYQ 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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AYQ to CNS questions
Is AYQ–CNS running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 82/100. 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?
Qantas Airways 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.
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