OOL → CNSGold Coast to Cairns

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Direct flights from Gold Coast (OOL) to Cairns (CNS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,484 km, an estimated 2 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Gold Coast and Cairns. Updated 23 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC.

Today, OOL → CNS

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 06:30 JQ892Jetstar Left 06:39 +9 Landed 09:00 −5

Checked OOL board 12:00 · CNS board 10:48

OOL Gold Coast smooth · +14
CNS Cairns smooth · +0
1,484 km · ~2h 24m est.
departs 06:307x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 8 operated OOL → CNS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~2h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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 days
Jetstar AirwaysJQ100% on time

Flights JQ892 06:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23JQ892dep +9 → arr−5
10-22JQ892dep +7 → arr−5
10-21JQ892dep +6 → arr−10
10-20JQ892dep +11 → arr−5
10-19JQ892dep +12 → arr−19
10-18JQ892dep +29 → arr+8
10-17JQ892dep +12 → arr−8
10-16JQ892dep +6 → arr−20

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
OOLGold Coast +14 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 7 kt Full OOL delay board →
CNSCairns +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 8 kt Full CNS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at OOL: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Gold Coast to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OOL 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 →

OOL to CNS questions

Is OOL–CNS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at OOL is the weaker end, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from OOL to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 1,484 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 135–157 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does OOL–CNS fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 7 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 OOL 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.