POM → CNSPort Moresby to Cairns

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Direct flights from Port Moresby (POM) to Cairns (CNS): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 843 km, an estimated 1 hour 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Port Moresby and Cairns. Updated 2 November 2026 at 00:48 UTC.

Today, POM → CNS

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. · PX90Air Niugini On schedule CNS 11:00scheduled

Checked CNS board 10:48

POM Port Moresby tracking
CNS Cairns smooth · +7
843 km · ~1h 35m est.
dep bank 09:30–17:009x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 9x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live POM and CNS delay boards

Flight time~1h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Air Niugini

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
Air NiuginiPX

Flights PX90 09:30 Mo Sa Su · PX98 17:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Airports right now

live boards
POMPort Moresby tracking Full POM delay board →
CNSCairns +7 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 9 kt Full CNS delay board →

How the Port Moresby to Cairns route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop POM 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.

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POM to CNS questions

Is POM–CNS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at CNS 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 POM–CNS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:30 and evening departures around 17:00 from POM. 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 POM to CNS?

Great-circle distance is 843 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 90–102 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does POM–CNS fly?

Air Niugini runs the route with about 9 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.