Australia flag Canberra Airport (CBR)

Country Australia | Oceania | Regional Airport | IATA: CBR | ICAO: YSCB | Elevation 1886 ft · 575 m | Local time

Destinations
11
Flights / day
54
Busiest route
Sydney
Top airline
Virgin Australia

Canberra Airport averages 54 flights per day to 11 destinations, with nine domestic routes and two international routes. A total of 10 airlines operate at CBR, led by Virgin Australia. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with Indonesia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Canberra connects to Bali, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 45 mins. Updated: September 1, 2026

Route Network

Canberra Airport connects 11 destinations worldwide, with Sydney standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Bali, and the shortest flight is to Sydney.

Australia flag Sydney (SYD) – Australia 4 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
147 mi · 236 km
21
per day
Australia flag Melbourne (MEL) – Australia 3 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
292 mi · 470 km
13
per day
Australia flag Brisbane (BNE) – Australia 4 airlines
2 hr 10 mins
594 mi · 956 km
11
per day
Australia flag Adelaide (ADL) – Australia 2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
603 mi · 970 km
5
per day
Australia flag Gold Coast (OOL) – Australia 2 airlines
2 hr 5 mins
555 mi · 892 km
2
per day
Australia flag Perth (PER) – Australia 1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
1,917 mi · 3,085 km
1
per day
Indonesia flag Bali (DPS) – Indonesia 1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
2,823 mi · 4,543 km
3
per week
Fiji flag Nadi (NAN) – Fiji 1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
2,113 mi · 3,401 km
3
per week
Australia flag Melbourne (MBW) – Australia 1 airline
CBR → MBW
1
per week
Australia flag Sydney (BWU) – Australia 1 airline
CBR → BWU
1
per week
Australia flag Williamtown (NTL) – Australia 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
230 mi · 370 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 1, 2026.

Canberra Airport is served by 10 airlines, with Virgin Australia in the lead at 29% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 67% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with nine airlines serving domestic routes. Virgin Australia is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Bali with a flight time of 6 hrs 45 mins.

Virgin Australia (6 routes)
Qantas (5 routes)
Jetstar (3 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
IQR (1 routes)
JSO (1 routes)
Fiji Airways (1 routes)
CJJ (1 routes)
XNI (1 routes)
Fly Corporate (1 routes)

Canberra Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 82% domestic and 18% international. Indonesia is the primary international destination.

Australia - 53/day
Indonesia - 0/day
Fiji - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
4 min (-100%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min early
5 min (-113.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
1 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (+122.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
2 min (+87%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
11 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
1

Sep 3

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
4

Sep 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 31

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 29

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min late
min (-28.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min (+54.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
60 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
1

Sep 3

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
4

Sep 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 31

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 29

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 24

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 22

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
8

Aug 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
3

Aug 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
8

Aug 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 13

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 12

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 10

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
4

Aug 8

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Aug 7

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
1

Aug 6

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
3

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#434 (54 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#909 (11 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,797 ft 3,291 m 131 ft 40 m Asphalt
10,797 ft 3,291 m 131 ft 40 m Asphalt
5,502 ft 1,677 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
5,502 ft 1,677 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

8 aircraft cannot operate at Canberra Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,797 ft (3,291 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Canberra (IATA: CBR) operates around 54 flights per day to 11 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 9 domestic and 2 international routes, with Virgin Australia as the leading carrier and Sydney currently the busiest connection. From CBR, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,291 m (10,797 ft).

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