MCY → BNESunshine Coast to Brisbane

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Direct flights from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Brisbane (BNE): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 87 km, an estimated 37 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. Updated 29 October 2026 at 12:33 UTC.

MCY Sunshine Coast smooth · +9
BNE Brisbane smooth · +0
87 km · ~0h 37m est.
dep bank 09:52–23:104x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 4x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live MCY and BNE delay boards

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~0h 37mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alliance AirlinesThai AirAsia

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
Alliance AirlinesQQ

Flights QQ4073 11:10 Tu · QQ4079 22:45 Mo

Thai AirAsiaFD

Flights FD447 09:52 We · FD467 23:10 We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28FD447dep +0 → arr−5
10-27QQ4073dep −18 → arr−29
10-26QQ4079dep −10 → arr−25

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
MCYSunshine Coast +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full MCY delay board →
BNEBrisbane +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 5 kt Full BNE delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCY: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCY to BNE 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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MCY to BNE questions

Is MCY–BNE running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MCY is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCY–BNE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:52 and evening departures around 22:45 from MCY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BNE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCY to BNE?

Great-circle distance is 87 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 36–37 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCY–BNE fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 4 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.