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Direct flights from Gold Coast (OOL) to Canberra (CBR): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 82% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 892 km, an estimated 1 hour 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Gold Coast and Canberra. Updated 5 November 2026 at 05:18 UTC.
Today, OOL → CBR
Thu 5 Nov · local times- 12:10 VA1690Virgin Australia Left 12:28 +18 Landed 15:04 +9
Checked OOL board 15:18 · CBR board 15:48
OOL
Gold Coast
smooth · +7
CBR
Canberra
smooth · +0
892 km · ~1h 39m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
82% on time
of the last 11 tracked OOL → CBR flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+4 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~1h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes11-05VA1690dep +18 → arr+9
11-04VA1690dep +7 → arr−9
11-03VA1690dep +39 → arr+39
11-02VA1690dep +13 → arr+0
11-01VA1690dep +49 → arr+40
10-31VA1690dep +17 → arr+4
10-30VA1690dep +33 → arr+14
10-29VA1690dep +13 → arr−4
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at OOL: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Gold Coast to Canberra route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OOL to CBR 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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Pro Flight Search: Gold Coast (OOL) to Canberra (CBR) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/OOL-CBR
OOL to CBR questions
Is OOL–CBR running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at OOL is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from OOL to CBR?
Great-circle distance is 892 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does OOL–CBR fly?
Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, wed, fri). 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 OOL and arrival-side delay at CBR, 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.
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