The route from Cairns International Airport (YBCS) in Cairns to Townsville Airport (YBTL) in Townsville. SkyMeter tracks roughly 3,146 scheduled flights on this route across 3 carriers. The most active operator is QLK (QLK). Average block time is 0h 54m. Departures average 20 minutes off schedule, with 22% running more than 15 minutes late. The most common aircraft on this route is the DEHAVILLAND CANADA DeHavilland Canada 8/DHC8-400.
Scheduled
3,146
last 493 days
ADS-B observed
8
Airlines
3
Avg dep delay
20m
Late >15 min
21.6%
Cancel rate
1.97%
Airlines on this route
17 carriers · scheduled
QLK
Qantaslink
QLK
· 1,495 flights
· avg 14m delay
· 22.7% late
QFA
59 cancelled
Qantas Airways Limited
QFA · QF
· 835 flights
· avg 63m delay
· 14.1% late
AIQ
Thai Air Asia Co. Ltd
AIQ · FD
· 183 flights
· avg 43m delay
· 41.0% late
RXA
3 cancelled
Australia Wide Airlines Ltd T/A Regional Express 2
RXA · ZL
· 165 flights
· avg 19m delay
· 23.6% late
SKP
Skytrans Pty Ltd T/A Skytrans Airlines
SKP · Q6
· 120 flights
· avg 16m delay
· 17.5% late
JTE
National Jet Express T/A Jetex
JTE · WO
· 105 flights
· avg 13m delay
· 27.6% late
UTY
Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd
UTY · QQ
· 69 flights
· avg 16m delay
· 30.4% late
ART
Smart Lynx Airlines Ltd
ART · 6Y
· 49 flights
· avg 22m delay
· 16.3% late
TFX
Toll Aviation Pty Ltd
TFX
· 42 flights
· avg 18m delay
· 14.3% late
GDY
Lifeflight Australia Pty Ltd
GDY
· 42 flights
· avg 25m delay
· 26.2% late
HND
Hinterland Aviation Pty Ltd
HND · OI
· 29 flights
· avg 19m delay
· 31.0% late
CGS
Cgs
CGS · SH
· 4 flights
· avg 15m delay
· 25.0% late
VOZ
Virgin Australia
VOZ · VA
· 2 flights
· avg 52m delay
· 100.0% late
SKP
Skytrans Pty Ltd T/A Skytrans Airlines
SKP · QN
· 2 flights
· avg —m delay
· 0.0% late
ABR
Asl Airlines
ABR · AG
· 2 flights
· avg —m delay
· 0.0% late
Recent observed flights
From ADS-B trace data
SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
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SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND SECTION) LI
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SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
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SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
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ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND SECTION) LI
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SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
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SUNSTATE AIRLINES (QLD) PTY. LIMITED
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Codeshare partnerships
Marketing carriers selling tickets on this route under their own flight numbers
NZ
sells
QLK
808
NZ
sells
QF
QFA
797
QF
sells
JQ
JST
1
Typical aircraft
Observed via ADS-B on this route
DEHAVILLAND CANADA DeHavilland Canada 8/DHC8-400
DH8D
62%
of flights
BEECH Beech Super King Air 350
B350
25%
of flights
CANADAIR Canadair Challenger 600/601/604
CL60
12%
of flights
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