QF1885Qantas Airways · CNS → BNE
updated 4h ago
Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1885 CairnsCNS · 15:40 BrisbaneBNE · 18:00

QF1885 by Qantas Airways flies from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane (BNE) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 15:48
15:40

departs CNS · on schedule

Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 5 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+36+73+109 min
11-07
−20 arrival
11-01
+109 arrival
10-31
+6 arrival
10-27
+78 arrival
10-25
−7 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +6 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CNSCairnsOn-time likelyCNS delay board →
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
CNS→BNEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CNS and BNE are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Cairns

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 31°C to 32°C
Low24°Clikely 23°C to 25°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Brisbane

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 24°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cairns to Brisbane flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1819departs 06:50
QF1881departs 09:15
QF707departs 09:25
QF1583departs 11:15
QF1563departs 11:20
QF1883departs 11:20

If QF1885 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Cairns to Brisbane on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CNS local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How QF1885 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1885 across the CNS and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1885 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07CNS 15:40BNE 18:00 17:40 (−20)
11-01CNS 15:40BNE 18:00 19:49 (+109)
10-31CNS 15:40BNE 18:00 18:06 (+6)
10-27CNS 15:40BNE 18:00 19:18 (+78)
10-25CNS 15:40BNE 18:00 17:53 (−7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-UYY, VH-UZK, VH-UZI, VH-UZH.

Board clocks recorded as CNS and BNE published them.

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