CNS → IRGCairns to Lockhart River

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Direct flights from Cairns (CNS) to Lockhart River (IRG): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 160 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 526 km, an estimated 1 hour 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairns and Lockhart River. Updated 17 August 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

CNS Cairns smooth · +0
IRG Lockhart River tracking
526 km · ~1h 10m est.
dep bank 12:00–14:005x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live CNS and IRG delay boards

Median arrival delay is +160 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

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Median arrival+160 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

Current nonstop fares

CNS → IRG · one way · economy · 1 adult

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The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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Skytrans

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
SkytransQN

Flights QN52 12:00 Mo · QN54 14:00 We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
08-17QN52departed+0
08-16QN54departed+160

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
CNSCairns +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 18 kt Full CNS delay board →
IRGLockhart River tracking Full IRG delay board →

How the Cairns to Lockhart River route actually runs

Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop CNS to IRG 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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CNS to IRG questions

Is CNS–IRG 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.

Morning or evening flight on CNS–IRG?

Operators schedule 2 departures from CNS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IRG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CNS to IRG?

Great-circle distance is 526 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 67–75 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CNS–IRG fly?

Skytrans runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.