CNS → PPPCairns to Proserpine

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Direct flights from Cairns (CNS) to Proserpine (PPP): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 498 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairns and Proserpine. Updated 21 September 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

CNS Cairns smooth · +10
PPP Proserpine tracking
498 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 09:55–12:254x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live CNS and PPP delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Sun
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 QN85 09:55 Fr Su · QN81 12:25 Mo Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-21QN81departed+30
09-18QN85departed+0
09-14QN81departed+0

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 +10 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 8 kt Full CNS delay board →
PPPProserpine tracking Full PPP delay board →

How the Cairns to Proserpine route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CNS to PPP 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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CNS to PPP questions

Is CNS–PPP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure 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.

Morning or evening flight on CNS–PPP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:55 from CNS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PPP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CNS to PPP?

Great-circle distance is 498 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CNS–PPP fly?

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