Emirates flight EK 5281: Sydney - Cairns

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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Daily 14:10 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:15 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:05 Valid until 2026-01-05
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Thu,Fri,Sun 14:10 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:15 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:05 Effective 2026-01-09 through 2026-01-16
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Fri-Sun 14:10 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:15 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:05 Effective 2026-01-19 through 2026-01-26
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Sat 14:10 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:15 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:05 Effective 2026-02-02 through 2026-03-28
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Sat,Sun 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-04-04
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Sat,Sun 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-04-05 through 2026-04-27
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Tue,Thu 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-04-07 through 2026-04-16
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-05-04 through 2026-06-01
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Sat 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-06-06 through 2026-06-08
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Daily 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-06-27 through 2026-08-17
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Wed-Fri,Sun 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-08-19 through 2026-09-25
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Daily 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 17:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-09-26 through 2026-10-03
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Daily 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-10-04 through 2026-10-12
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Mon,Wed-Fri,Sun 14:25 Sydney (SYD) 3 16:35 Cairns (CNS) 2
EK 5281 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:10 Effective 2026-10-14 through 2026-10-23
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas.(QF 924)
Emirates flight EK 5281:
Sydney - Cairns
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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:10

16:15
Valid until 2026-01-05
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:05, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:10

16:15
Effective 2026-01-09 through 2026-01-16
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:05, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:10

16:15
Effective 2026-01-19 through 2026-01-26
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:05, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:10

16:15
Effective 2026-02-02 through 2026-03-28
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
-
Sat
Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:05, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

16:35
Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-04-04
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-04-05 through 2026-04-27
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
-
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-04-07 through 2026-04-16
Mon
-
Tue
Wed
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Thu
Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-05-04 through 2026-06-01
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-06-06 through 2026-06-08
Mon
Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-06-27 through 2026-08-17
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-08-19 through 2026-09-25
Mon
Tue
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

17:35
Effective 2026-09-26 through 2026-10-03
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

16:35
Effective 2026-10-04 through 2026-10-12
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Emirates EK5281
14:25

16:35
Effective 2026-10-14 through 2026-10-23
Mon
Tue
-
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Qantas. (QF 924)
Duration: 3:10, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
  • EK 5281 is a domestic flight departing from the Sydney airport (SYD) and arriving at Cairns airport (CNS).
  • The flight distance is 1225 miles, or 1972 km.
  • The timezone of both the departure and the arrival airports is UTC+10 . Current time at both airports is (loading...).
  • For direct flights, the flight time varies between 3:05 and 3:10.