ADL → DRWAdelaide to Darwin

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Direct flights from Adelaide (ADL) to Darwin (DRW): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,621 km, an estimated 3 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Adelaide and Darwin. Updated 17 October 2026 at 15:07 UTC.

Today, ADL → DRW

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. · JQ688Jetstar On schedule DRW 17:00scheduled
  2. · QF1904Qantas On schedule DRW 22:25scheduled
  3. · QF1906Qantas On schedule DRW 14:50scheduled

Checked ADL board 22:03 · DRW board 00:37

ADL Adelaide smooth · +0
DRW Darwin smooth · +0
2,621 km · ~3h 52m est.
dep bank 11:55–19:3014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live ADL and DRW delay boards

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jetstar AirwaysSunstate 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
Jetstar AirwaysJQ

Flights JQ688 14:10 daily

Sunstate AirlinesQF

Flights QF1906 11:55 daily · QF1904 19:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17CFH51departed+0
10-17JQ688dep +14 → arr−25
10-17QF1906dep +18 → arr−15
10-16QF1904cancelledCNX

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
ADLAdelaide +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · ENE 10 kt Full ADL delay board →
DRWDarwin +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 7 kt Full DRW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ADL: 26% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Adelaide to Darwin route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ADL to DRW 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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Canonical URL
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How we measure this →

ADL to DRW questions

Is ADL–DRW 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 ADL–DRW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:55 and evening departures around 19:30 from ADL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DRW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ADL to DRW?

Great-circle distance is 2,621 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 215–255 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ADL–DRW fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 20 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.