MCY → EMDSunshine Coast to Emerald

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Direct flights from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Emerald (EMD): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 28 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 599 km, an estimated 1 hour 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sunshine Coast and Emerald. Updated 15 September 2026 at 00:03 UTC.

MCY Sunshine Coast smooth · +0
EMD Emerald tracking
599 km · ~1h 16m est.
dep bank 07:30–17:102x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live MCY and EMD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +28 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+28 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

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

Flights QQ4072 07:30 Tu · QQ4078 17:10 Mo

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15QQ4072departed+28
09-14QQ4078departed+8

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 +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SE 18 kt Full MCY delay board →
EMDEmerald tracking Full EMD delay board →

How the Sunshine Coast to Emerald route actually runs

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

Is MCY–EMD 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.

Morning or evening flight on MCY–EMD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 and evening departures around 17:10 from MCY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the EMD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCY to EMD?

Great-circle distance is 599 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 72–81 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCY–EMD fly?

Alliance Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (mon, tue). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.