Rex Regional ExpressZL
Flights ZL5517 10:05 Mo
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Direct flights from ONG (ONG) to Cairns (CNS): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 701 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at ONG and Cairns. Updated 21 September 2026 at 05:48 UTC.
ONG
ONG
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CNS
Cairns
busy · +15
701 km · ~1h 24m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100
route health from live ONG and CNS delay boards
Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+10 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the ONG to Cairns route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ONG 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 →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ONG-CNS
ONG to CNS questions
Is ONG–CNS running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at CNS is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from ONG to CNS?
Great-circle distance is 701 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 79–90 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ONG–CNS fly?
Rex Regional Express runs the route with about 1 flight a week (mon). 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 ONG 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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