CBR → ADLCanberra to Adelaide

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Direct flights from Canberra (CBR) to Adelaide (ADL): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 89% of the last 27 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 970 km, an estimated 1 hour 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Canberra and Adelaide. Updated 1 November 2026 at 23:48 UTC.

Today, CBR → ADL

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 06:30 QF2551Qantas Left 08:07 +97 Landed 09:32 +77
  2. 10:00 QF1975Qantas Left 10:03 ADL 11:20In the air · scheduled landing

Checked CBR board 10:48 · ADL board 10:03

CBR Canberra smooth · +3
ADL Adelaide smooth · +0
970 km · ~1h 45m est.
dep bank 06:30–20:0025x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 25x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 27 tracked CBR → ADL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 27 arrivals
Flight time~1h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas AirwaysVirgin Australia

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
Qantas AirwaysQF88% on time

Flights QF2551 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · QF1975 10:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr · QF2555 varies Sa Su · QF555 varies Sa Su

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA579 20:00 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02QF1975departed+3
11-02QF2551dep +97 → arr+77
11-01QF1979dep +23 → arr+25
11-01QF2553dep +4 → arr−13
11-01QF2555dep +0 → arr+0
11-01QF555arrived+0
11-01VA579dep −17 → arr+0
10-31QF2551dep +5 → arr−14
10-31QF2555dep +0 → arr+8
10-31QF555arrived+0
10-31QF857dep +0 → arr−5
10-30QF1975dep +2 → arr−13
10-30QF1979dep +28 → arr+12
10-30QF2551dep +23 → arr−8
10-30VA579dep −6 → arr−15
10-29QF1975dep +17 → arr−5
10-29QF1979dep +19 → arr+3
10-29QF2551dep +20 → arr−11
10-29VA579departed+6
10-28QF1975dep +26 → arr−2
10-28QF1979dep +39 → arr+12
10-28QF2551dep +10 → arr+95
10-27QF1975dep +6 → arr−11
10-27QF1979dep +23 → arr+4
10-27QF2551dep +19 → arr+0
10-26QF1975dep +3 → arr−6
10-26QF1979dep +12 → arr−3
10-26QF2551dep +9 → arr−13
10-26VA579dep +9 → arr−9

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
CBRCanberra +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 10 kt Full CBR delay board →
ADLAdelaide +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 15 kt Full ADL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CBR and ADL: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Canberra to Adelaide route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CBR to ADL 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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CBR to ADL questions

Is CBR–ADL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CBR is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CBR–ADL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 and evening departures around 18:05 from CBR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ADL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CBR to ADL?

Great-circle distance is 970 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 98–113 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CBR–ADL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 25 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.