CTN → CNSCTN to Cairns

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Direct flights from CTN (CTN) to Cairns (CNS): 24 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 171 km, an estimated 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at CTN and Cairns. Updated 3 November 2026 at 00:48 UTC.

Today, CTN → CNS

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. · OI152Hinterland Aviation On schedule CNS 08:45scheduled
  2. · OI154Hinterland Aviation On schedule CNS 11:30scheduled

Checked CNS board 10:48

CTN CTN tracking
CNS Cairns smooth · +7
171 km · ~0h 43m est.
dep bank 08:45–18:3024x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 24x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live CTN and CNS delay boards

Flight time~0h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures24x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Hinterland Aviation

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
Hinterland AviationOI

Flights OI152 08:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr · OI154 11:30 daily · OI156 15:30 daily · OI158 18:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr

Airports right now

live boards
CTNCTN tracking Full CTN delay board →
CNSCairns +7 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 10 kt Full CNS delay board →

How the CTN to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTN to CNS 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.

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CTN to CNS questions

Is CTN–CNS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at CNS is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CTN to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 171 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 42–45 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTN–CNS fly?

Hinterland Aviation runs the route with about 24 flights a week (daily). 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 CTN and arrival-side delay at CNS, 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.