Darwin to Cairns Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Darwin, Australia to Cairns, Australia is 2 hours 5 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Darwin and Cairns?

The flight distance from Darwin (Australia) to Cairns (Australia) is 1044 miles. This is equivalent to 1680 kilometers or 907 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Darwin, is Darwin Airport (DRW) and the nearest airport to Cairns, is Cairns Airport (CNS).

Darwin - Cairns Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Darwin is 2024-09-17, 04:51:39 ACST
Current local time in Cairns is 2024-09-17, 05:21:39 AEST.
Time difference between Darwin (Australia) and Cairns (Australia) is 0 Hours 30 Minutes.
Cairns time is 0 Hours 30 Minutes ahead of Darwin.

Darwin to Cairns Flight Route Map

Flight map from Darwin, Australia to Cairns, Australia is given below.
Click the map to view Darwin to Cairns nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Darwin GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 12° 27' 48.4'' Longitude: E 130° 50' 44.3''
Cairns GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 16° 55' 13.2'' Longitude: E 145° 46' 15.1''

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