HID → CNSHorn to Cairns

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Direct flights from Horn (HID) to Cairns (CNS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 21 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 794 km, an estimated 1 hour 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Horn and Cairns. Updated 18 October 2026 at 12:48 UTC.

Today, HID → CNS

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. · QF2489Qantas Departed Landed 12:35 −5
  2. · QF2491Qantas Departed Landed 18:54 −11
  3. · QF2497Qantas Departed Landed 17:13 −7

Checked CNS board 22:48

HID Horn tracking
CNS Cairns smooth · +5
794 km · ~1h 31m est.
dep bank 10:55–17:207x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 21 operated HID → CNS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 21 operated legs
Flight time~1h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Qantas 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
Qantas AirwaysQF100% on time

Flights QF2489 10:55 daily · QF2497 15:35 daily · QF2491 17:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18QF2489arrived−5
10-18QF2491arrived−11
10-18QF2497arrived−7
10-17QF2489arrived+11
10-17QF2497arrived−11
10-16QF2489arrived−16
10-16QF2491arrived−13
10-16QF2497arrived−13
10-15QF2489arrived−14
10-15QF2491arrived−23
10-15QF2497arrived−6
10-14QF2489arrived+6
10-14QF2497arrived−14
10-13QF2489arrived+3
10-13QF2497arrived−2
10-12QF2489arrived−7
10-12QF2491arrived−18
10-12QF2497arrived−7
10-11QF2489arrived−6
10-11QF2491arrived−25
10-11QF2497arrived+9

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
HIDHorn tracking Full HID delay board →
CNSCairns +5 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 8 kt Full CNS delay board →

How the Horn to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HID 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.

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 →

HID to CNS questions

Is HID–CNS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at CNS is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HID–CNS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:55 and evening departures around 17:20 from HID. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CNS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HID to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 794 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 86–98 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HID–CNS fly?

Qantas Airways runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.