Qantas AirwaysQF86% on time
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Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to Alice Springs (ASP): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,020 km, an estimated 3 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and Alice Springs. Updated 20 August 2026 at 11:38 UTC.
SYD
Sydney
smooth · +0
ASP
Alice Springs
tracking
2,020 km · ~3h 05m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
86% on time
of the last 7 operated SYD → ASP flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+0 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~3h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
SYD → ASP · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
TomorrowChecking…Direct airline fares
In one weekChecking…Direct airline fares
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Qantas Airways
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
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How the Sydney to Alice Springs route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop SYD to ASP 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.
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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SYD to ASP questions
Is SYD–ASP 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 SYD to ASP?
Great-circle distance is 2,020 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 173–203 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SYD–ASP fly?
Qantas Airways runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, 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 SYD and arrival-side delay at ASP, 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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