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Direct flights from CTN (CTN) to Cairns (CNS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 171 km, an estimated 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at CTN and Cairns. Updated 22 September 2026 at 05:48 UTC.
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171 km · ~0h 43m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live CTN and CNS delay boards
Flight time~0h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Hinterland Aviation
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the CTN to Cairns route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTN 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.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CTN-CNS
CTN to CNS questions
Is CTN–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 CTN to CNS?
Great-circle distance is 171 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 42–45 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CTN–CNS fly?
Hinterland Aviation runs the route with about 16 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 CTN 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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