Flight Sydney Airport departs from Sydney Sydney Airport at 10:20 and arrives at Cairns Cairns Airport at 12:25.
The flighttime is about 2h 05m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 1723 Km. So the average speed is roughly 827 Km.
The best day to arrive at Sydney is Monday and it would be best to avoid Friday, as prices are on average 229.93% higher than on Monday. (Average prices, based on 176160 datapoints.)
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