SYD to DBO flight delays
Sydney (Mascot) (SYD) Dubbo (DBO)
1,610 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · Australian Government BITRE
78.36%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.42%
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 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Sydney (Mascot) to Dubbo route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, QantasLink arrived on time most often on SYD to DBO. Rex Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in May.
Every airline on SYD to DBO
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 | 822 | 79.93% | 2.43% | — | C |
| Rex Airlines | 788 | 76.72% | 2.41% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DBO to SYD Dubbo back to Sydney (Mascot) 77.68% on time DOther routes from Sydney (Mascot)
- SYD → MEL · Melbourne C
- SYD → BNE · Brisbane D
- SYD → OOL · Gold Coast C
- SYD → CBR · Canberra D
- SYD → ADL · Adelaide C
- SYD → PER · Perth B
- SYD → HBA · Hobart (Cambridge) C
- SYD → CNS · Cairns B
- SYD → MCY · Maroochydore C
- SYD → WGA · Forest Hill C
- SYD → CFS · Coffs Harbour D
- SYD → PQQ · Port Macquarie F
Common questions
Are flights from Sydney (Mascot) to Dubbo usually delayed?
78.36% of flights on the SYD to DBO 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 Sydney (Mascot) to Dubbo?
QantasLink, at 79.93% on time across 822 flights. The least punctual on the route was Rex Airlines at 76.72%.
How often are SYD to DBO flights cancelled?
2.42% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 24 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Sydney (Mascot) to Dubbo?
February, when 82.6% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 73.8%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on SYD to DBO during January 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 →