How reliable is Canberra Airport?
Flights from CBR avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 76% of 81,765 flights in official BITRE history — and weather is calmest in Oct. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the airline-controlled delay record at CBR looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 81,765 flights
Source: BITRE. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Canberra
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 98/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — low visibility & fog, freezing conditions · 89/100 favorability
The read on CBR
What the numbers say about flying through Canberra Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Canberra avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 76% of the time over 81,765 flights. That's a respectable but unspectacular operational record. Pair it with an elevated cancellation rate of 4.5% — worth weighing alongside the on-time figure. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 0 minutes.
On weather, Canberra is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. October is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 98 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while May is the most disruptive at 89, driven mainly by low visibility & fog and freezing conditions. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Canberra, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about CBR
- How reliable is Canberra Airport (CBR)?
- Flights from Canberra avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 76% of the time across 81,765 flights of official history — a respectable but unspectacular operational record. The cancellation rate runs about 4.5%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from CBR for good weather?
- October has the calmest flying weather at Canberra Airport. May is the most disruptive, mainly from low visibility & fog and freezing conditions.
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