QF717 CairnsCNS · 17:40 BrisbaneBNE · 19:55
QF717 by Qantas Airways flies from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane (BNE).
scheduled from CNS
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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 on this route
ForecastCairns to Brisbane with Qantas Airways · Tue 3 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.6%2.2× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.3%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 48% chance of thunder and 85% chance of rain at Brisbane
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Cairns to Brisbane flights today
same route · Qantas AirwaysIf QF717 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 QF717 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF717 across the CNS and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -5 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF717 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-XZT.
Board clocks recorded as CNS and BNE published them.
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Pro Flight Search: QF717 Cairns to Brisbane on-time performance, measured from the CNS and BNE airport boards.
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