OOL to CBR flight delays
Gold Coast (OOL) Canberra (CBR)
776 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · Australian Government BITRE
87.4%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.77%
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 March it ran 25.6 points more punctual than in June — 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 route does better than its own airport. Departures from OOL overall run 12.2 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion OOL has, this route is largely escaping it.
Flights from Gold Coast to Canberra keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 5 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Jetstar arrived on time most often on OOL to CBR. Virgin Australia was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in February.
Every airline on OOL to CBR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia | 517 | 85.77% | 0.77% | — | B |
| Jetstar | 259 | 90.66% | 0.77% | — | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
CBR to OOL Canberra back to Gold Coast 85.34% on time BOther routes from Gold Coast
Common questions
Are flights from Gold Coast to Canberra usually delayed?
87.4% of flights on the OOL to CBR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Gold Coast to Canberra?
Jetstar, at 90.66% on time across 259 flights. The least punctual on the route was Virgin Australia at 85.77%.
How often are OOL to CBR flights cancelled?
0.77% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 8 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Gold Coast to Canberra?
March, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 74.4%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on OOL to CBR 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 →