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BNE Brisbane ⇄ CNS Cairns

Brisbane International Airport (Australia) and Cairns International Airport (Australia): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,392 km865 mi752 nautical miles
BNE → CNS2 h 40 minestimated block time
CNS → BNE2 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hCairns vs Brisbane, today
Great-circle route from Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)BNEBrisbaneCNSCairns
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

BNE → CNS

2 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 326° (NW).

Leave Brisbane Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Cairns Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

CNS → BNE

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 148° (SSE).

Leave Cairns Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Brisbane Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

The two directions differ by 6 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,392 km · 865 mi · 752 nmi
Initial heading326° (NW) from BNE; 148° (SSE) from CNS
Farthest from the equator27.4°S
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip7% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

BNEAustralia/Brisbane — UTC+10 now; UTC+10 all year (no daylight saving time)
CNSAustralia/Brisbane — UTC+10 now; UTC+10 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceCairns is on the same clock as Brisbane today.

Jet lag, flying BNE → CNS. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

BNE Brisbane International AirportBrisbane, Australia · longest runway 11,680 ft3,560 m CNS Cairns International AirportCairns, Australia · longest runway 10,489 ft3,197 m

More routes from BNE and CNS

SYDBNE Sydney – Brisbane 753 km468 mi · 1 h 55 min MELBNE Melbourne – Brisbane 1,381 km858 mi · 2 h 35 min BNEAKL Brisbane – Auckland 2,295 km1,426 mi · 3 h 30 min BNEDPS Brisbane – Bali (Denpasar) 4,488 km2,789 mi · 6 h 20 min LAXBNE Los Angeles – Brisbane 11,533 km7,167 mi · 14 h 35 min

Routes of a similar length

ORDBOS Chicago – Boston 1,391 km864 mi · 2 h 30 min CGKKNO Jakarta – Medan 1,388 km862 mi · 2 h 40 min LAXDEN Los Angeles – Denver 1,385 km861 mi · 2 h 30 min SVOAER Moscow – Sochi 1,405 km873 mi · 2 h 40 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).