BNE to ROK flight delays
Brisbane (BNE) Rockhampton (ROK)
5,612 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · Australian Government BITRE
76.8%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.37%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
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Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 20.7 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This is one of the heavily flown routes in the record — 5,612 flights in the period. Frequency is itself a form of insurance: when a flight goes wrong there is another one within hours, which is not true of the thin routes elsewhere on this site.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 6 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Brisbane to Rockhampton route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, QantasLink arrived on time most often on BNE to ROK. Virgin Australia was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in November.
Every airline on BNE to ROK
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QantasLink | 2,962 | 79.44% | 1.96% | — | C |
| Virgin Australia | 2,650 | 73.89% | 0.72% | — | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ROK to BNE Rockhampton back to Brisbane 77.77% on time COther routes from Brisbane
Common questions
Are flights from Brisbane to Rockhampton usually delayed?
76.8% of flights on the BNE to ROK route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Brisbane to Rockhampton?
QantasLink, at 79.44% on time across 2,962 flights. The least punctual on the route was Virgin Australia at 73.89%.
How often are BNE to ROK flights cancelled?
1.37% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Brisbane to Rockhampton?
April, when 86.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 66.2%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on BNE to ROK during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →