Qantas

QFA1878 / QF1878

ICAO: QFA1878 IATA: QF1878

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Departure

Arrive

Aircraft

Effective

Avalibility

18:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Begins

2026-07-14

Valid to

2026-07-19

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

18:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Begins

2026-07-23

Valid to

2026-07-30

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

18:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Operates only

2026-08-02

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every Sunday

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

18:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Begins

2026-09-24

Valid to

2026-10-01

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

18:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Operates only

2026-09-25

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every Friday

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

19:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Begins

2026-10-04

Valid to

2026-10-12

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

19:20

Sydney (SYD) T3

21:30

Cairns (CNS) T2

Embraer 190

Begins

2026-10-15

Valid to

2026-10-18

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Thursdays and Sundays

Qantas

QFA1878

Duration

3h 10m

Distance

1232 mi, 1982 km

Coreshare

NZ 7817

Same day flight

Yes

Terminal

Departure: T3 Arrival: T2

Meals

Hot meal

Seats

Business

Economy

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General route info

Frequency:

Daily

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Direct distance

1226 miles, 1972 km

Actual distance

1232 miles, 1982 km

0.49%

Flight time

3h 10m

Flights / Week

7 flights

Seats / Week

96 seats/flight

672 seats/week

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14 Jul 2026

18:20

Sydney(SYD)

Cairns(CNS)

Embraer 190

QF1878

QFA1878 information

A domestic route in Australia departing from Sydney (SYD) and arriving at Cairns (CNS).

The timezones of the departure and arrival airports are identical, UTC +10.

The flight distance is 1232 miles, or 1982 km.

For direct flights, the flight time is about 3:10.

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