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Direct flights from Kowanyama (KWM) to Cairns (CNS): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 455 km, an estimated 1 hour 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kowanyama and Cairns. Updated 20 August 2026 at 05:48 UTC.
KWM
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CNS
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455 km · ~1h 05m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live KWM and CNS delay boards
Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival−15 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
KWM → CNS · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
TomorrowChecking…Direct airline fares
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The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
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How the Kowanyama to Cairns route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop KWM to CNS 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/KWM-CNS
KWM to CNS questions
Is KWM–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 KWM to CNS?
Great-circle distance is 455 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 62–69 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does KWM–CNS fly?
Skytrans runs the route with about 3 flights a week (wed, thu, 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 KWM 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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