Australia flag Canberra Airport (CBR)

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

Destinations
13
Flights / day
53
Busiest route
Sydney
Top airline
Qantas

Canberra Airport averages 53 flights per day to 13 destinations, with 11 domestic routes and two international routes. A total of 16 airlines operate at CBR, led by Qantas. 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 Nadi, with a typical flight time of 5 hr 0 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Canberra Airport connects 13 destinations worldwide, with Sydney standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Perth, and the shortest flight is to Sydney.

Australia flag Sydney (SYD) – Australia 6 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
147 mi · 236 km
20
per day
Australia flag Melbourne (MEL) – Australia 3 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
292 mi · 470 km
12
per day
Australia flag Brisbane (BNE) – Australia 5 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
4
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
Australia flag Williamtown (NTL) – Australia 2 airlines
1 hr 20 mins
230 mi · 370 km
4
per week
Indonesia flag Bali (DPS) – Indonesia 1 airline
—
CBR → DPS
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 Sydney (BWU) – Australia 3 airlines
—
CBR → BWU
3
per week
Australia flag Hobart (HBA) – Australia 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
528 mi · 850 km
2
per week
Australia flag Cooma (OOM) – Australia 1 airline
—
CBR → OOM
1
per week
Australia flag Moruya (MYA) – Australia 1 airline
—
CBR → MYA
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Canberra Airport is served by 16 airlines, with Qantas in the lead at 21% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 52% of routes. 12 carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with 15 airlines serving domestic routes. Qantas is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Perth with a flight time of 5 hrs 10 mins.

Qantas (6 routes)
Virgin Australia (6 routes)
Jetstar (3 routes)
Fly Corporate (2 routes)
Aeromexico (1 routes)
Peoples (1 routes)
PNM (1 routes)
ZDM (1 routes)
JSO (1 routes)
VEB (1 routes)
FlyPelican (1 routes)
Fiji Airways (1 routes)
EMN (1 routes)
LZP (1 routes)
ZFP (1 routes)
LNJ (1 routes)

Canberra Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 85% domestic and 15% international. Indonesia is the primary international destination.

Australia - 52/day
Indonesia - 0/day
Fiji - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min early
min (-10.9%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
2 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 21

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 21

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
—
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
—
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
on-time
3 min (-94.7%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
2 min (-366.4%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
17 flights (7 day total)

Jul 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
7

Jul 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
2 min late
1 min (+241.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
2 min (+88.8%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
73 flights (30 day total)

Jul 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 19

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
3

Jul 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 16

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
7

Jul 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
13

Jul 11

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 10

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
4

Jul 9

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jul 8

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 4

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
7

Jul 2

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
6

Jul 1

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
1

Jun 28

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 27

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
3

Jun 25

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
3

Jun 24

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jun 23

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
5

Jun 22

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 21

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
2

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#439 (53 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#857 (13 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 53 flights per day to 13 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 11 domestic and 2 international routes, with Qantas 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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