ISA → CNSMount Isa to Cairns

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Direct flights from Mount Isa (ISA) to Cairns (CNS): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 782 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Mount Isa and Cairns. Updated 14 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC.

Today, ISA → CNS

Wed 14 Oct · local times
  1. · ZL5382Rex Regional Express Departed Landed 20:34 +14

Checked CNS board 22:48

ISA Mount Isa tracking
CNS Cairns smooth · +3
782 km · ~1h 30m est.
departs 18:205x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 6 operated ISA → CNS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Rex Regional Express

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
Rex Regional ExpressZL100% on time

Flights ZL5382 18:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-14ZL5382arrived+14
10-13ZL5382arrived−28
10-12ZL5382arrived−14
10-09ZL5382arrived−8
10-08ZL5382arrived−7
10-07ZL5382arrived−28

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
ISAMount Isa tracking Full ISA delay board →
CNSCairns +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 4 kt Full CNS delay board →

How the Mount Isa to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ISA 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.

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 →

ISA to CNS questions

Is ISA–CNS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at CNS is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ISA to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 782 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–97 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ISA–CNS fly?

Rex Regional Express runs the route with about 5 flights a week (mon–fri). 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 ISA 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.