DRW → PERDarwin to Perth

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Direct flights from Darwin (DRW) to Perth (PER): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,652 km, an estimated 3 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Darwin and Perth. Updated 8 September 2026 at 15:37 UTC.

DRW Darwin smooth · +0
PER Perth smooth · +0
2,652 km · ~3h 54m est.
dep bank 10:45–17:3512x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 12x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live DRW and PER delay boards

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sunstate AirlinesVirgin Australia Regional Airlines

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
Sunstate AirlinesQF

Flights QF1743 varies Mo Th Fr Sa Su · QF1741 varies Mo Fr Sa Su · QF849 varies Tu We Th

Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesVA

Flights VA1438 17:35 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08QF849dep +7 → arr+11
09-07QF1741departed−3
09-07QF1743departed+12

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
DRWDarwin +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 2 kt Full DRW delay board →
PERPerth +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 16 kt Full PER delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PER: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Darwin to Perth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DRW to PER 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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How we measure this →

DRW to PER questions

Is DRW–PER 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 DRW to PER?

Great-circle distance is 2,652 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 217–257 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DRW–PER fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 17 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DRW and arrival-side delay at PER, 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.