CNS → CHCCairns to Christchurch

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Direct flights from Cairns (CNS) to Christchurch (CHC): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,886 km, an estimated 5 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cairns and Christchurch. Updated 21 October 2026 at 10:07 UTC.

CNS Cairns smooth · +0
CHC Christchurch smooth · +0
3,886 km · ~5h 29m est.
departs 07:003x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live CNS and CHC delay boards

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~5h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Jetstar 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 days
Jetstar AirwaysJQ

Flights JQ135 07:00 Tu Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20JQ135dep +15 → arr+3
10-18JQ135dep +0 → arr−4
10-15JQ135arrived−14

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
CNSCairns +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 5 kt Full CNS delay board →
CHCChristchurch +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 10 kt Full CHC delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CNS and CHC: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cairns to Christchurch route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CNS to CHC 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CNS-CHC
How we measure this →

CNS to CHC questions

Is CNS–CHC 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 CNS to CHC?

Great-circle distance is 3,886 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 304–363 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CNS–CHC fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, tue, thu). 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 CNS and arrival-side delay at CHC, 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.