DRW → ASPDarwin to Alice Springs

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Direct flights from Darwin (DRW) to Alice Springs (ASP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,306 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Darwin and Alice Springs. Updated 18 October 2026 at 07:07 UTC.

Today, DRW → ASP

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 15:40 QF1960 Left 15:32 ·

Checked DRW board 16:37

DRW Darwin smooth · +8
ASP Alice Springs tracking
1,306 km · ~2h 10m est.
dep bank 06:45–15:407x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live DRW and ASP delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sunstate 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
Sunstate AirlinesQF

Flights QF1900 06:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · QF1960 15:40 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18QF1960departed−8
10-17QF1900departed−10
10-16QF1900departed−12

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 +8 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 12 kt Full DRW delay board →
ASPAlice Springs tracking Full ASP delay board →

How the Darwin to Alice Springs route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DRW to ASP 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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DRW to ASP questions

Is DRW–ASP running on time right now?

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

Morning or evening flight on DRW–ASP?

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

How long is the flight from DRW to ASP?

Great-circle distance is 1,306 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DRW–ASP fly?

Sunstate Airlines runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.