How reliable is Sunshine Coast Airport?
Flights from MCY avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 65% of 24,180 flights in official BITRE history — and weather is calmest in Jun. 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 MCY looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 24,180 flights
Source: BITRE · data through 2026-08-29. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Maroochydore
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 · 99/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — low visibility & fog, thunderstorms · 97/100 favorability
The read on MCY
What the numbers say about flying through Sunshine Coast Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Maroochydore avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 65% of the time over 24,180 flights. That's a shaky record worth planning around. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 2.0%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 0 minutes.
On weather, Maroochydore is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. June is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 99 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while March is the most disruptive at 97, driven mainly by low visibility & fog and thunderstorms. 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 Maroochydore, read how we weigh it all in how the Peace of Mind Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about MCY
- How reliable is Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)?
- Flights from Maroochydore avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 65% of the time across 24,180 flights of official history — a shaky record worth planning around. The cancellation rate runs about 2.0%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from MCY for good weather?
- June has the calmest flying weather at Sunshine Coast Airport. March is the most disruptive, mainly from low visibility & fog and thunderstorms.
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