DRW → ADLDarwin to Adelaide

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Direct flights from Darwin (DRW) to Adelaide (ADL): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. 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 Darwin and Adelaide. Updated 20 October 2026 at 01:07 UTC.

Today, DRW → ADL

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 06:15 QF1907Qantas Left 06:10 ADL est. 10:47In the air · sched 11:00
  2. 13:55 QF1905Qantas On scheduleGate 5 · T1 ·

Checked DRW board 10:37 · ADL board 10:03

DRW Darwin smooth · +0
ADL Adelaide smooth · +0
2,621 km · ~3h 52m est.
dep bank 06:15–17:4514x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live DRW and ADL delay boards

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

Median arrival+0 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 JQ689 17:45 daily

Sunstate AirlinesQF

Flights QF1907 06:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · QF1905 13:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20QF1907dep −5 → arr−13
10-19JQ689dep −4 → arr+0
10-19QF1905arrived+2
10-19QF1907arrived−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
DRWDarwin +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 4 kt Full DRW delay board →
ADLAdelaide +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SW 8 kt Full ADL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ADL: 25% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Darwin to Adelaide route actually runs

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

DRW to ADL questions

Is DRW–ADL 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 DRW–ADL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 17:45 from DRW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ADL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DRW to ADL?

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 DRW–ADL fly?

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