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Brisbane (BNE) – Cairns (CNS)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,389 km
863 mi · 750 nm
Flight time
2 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
175 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (104 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,305,346
May 2025 – Apr 2026 · −1.1%
Flights / week
209
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
1,503,473 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: BITRE (Australia), domestic airline activity by city pair, May 2025 – Apr 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BNE to CNSBNECNS
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BNE
325°
Heading from CNS
148°
Halfway point
-22.17, 149.30
Great-circle km
1,392 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (May 2025 – Apr 2026)Busiest: July 2025: 124,090 passengers
050K100K150KMayJunJul124.1KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarApr
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Month Passengers
May 2025110,212
Jun 2025115,142
Jul 2025124,090
Aug 2025118,561
Sep 2025116,705
Oct 2025119,721
Nov 2025106,422
Dec 2025109,919
Jan 202695,029
Feb 202689,316
Mar 202697,214
Apr 2026103,015
Flights per month, both directions (May 2025 – Apr 2026)Busiest: July 2025: 1,005 flights
05001K1.5KMayJunJul1KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarApr
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Month Flights
May 2025957
Jun 2025962
Jul 20251,005
Aug 2025984
Sep 2025990
Oct 2025963
Nov 2025833
Dec 2025881
Jan 2026855
Feb 2026736
Mar 2026833
Apr 2026862

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,392 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from BNE

Route Distance Passengers / year
BNE → SYD751 km 4,431,416
BNE → MEL1,379 km 3,691,322
BNE → PER3,614 km 1,144,127
BNE → TSV1,110 km 1,015,509
BNE → SIN6,141 km 1,006,075
BNE → AKL2,298 km 925,736
BNE → ADL1,621 km 901,930
BNE → MKY796 km 834,210
BNE → CBR954 km 667,023
BNE → ROK517 km 608,255

More routes from CNS

Route Distance Passengers / year
CNS → SYD1,967 km 916,051
CNS → MEL2,306 km 858,728
CNS → KIX5,786 km 123,814
CNS → SIN5,007 km 104,280
CNS → DPS3,435 km 75,750
CNS → POM838 km 42,783
CNS → CHC3,883 km 41,152
CNS → AKL3,619 km 34,536
CNS → NAN3,366 km 27,720
CNS → HKG5,552 km 14,051

Questions

Brisbane (BNE) and Cairns (CNS) are 1,389 km (863 miles, 750 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.