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Sydney Airport (SYD) departures today

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Sydney Airport (SYD) delays today: 73% of the 94 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule. No cancellations have been recorded. The busiest departure hour on today's board is 09:00 local, with 85 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Melbourne (MEL), with 121 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 30 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC.

DEPARTURES SMOOTH
on schedule

typical departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 9 min early. No cancellations across 13 tracked flights.

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JUST DEPARTEDQF2020 to ARM Armidale · on time

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09:15 QF189to TBU Nuku'alofa on time
Scheduled09:15Estimated09:15TerminalT1
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Will QF189 be delayed? Odds and reasons on willmyflightbedelayed.com
09:15 QF592to OOL Gold Coast on time
Scheduled09:15Estimated09:15TerminalT3
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09:15 VA161to ZQN Queenstown on time
Scheduled09:15Estimated09:15TerminalT1
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09:15 VA412to ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled09:15Estimated09:15TerminalT2
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09:15 VA555to PER Perth on time
Scheduled09:15Estimated09:15TerminalT2
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09:1608:30 VA820to MEL Melbourne +46 min
Scheduled08:30Estimated09:16TerminalT2
Board says +46. When this board first posts +45, the median flight departs +50.
09:20 CZ3072to SZX Shenzhen on time
Scheduled09:20Estimated09:20TerminalT1
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Will CZ3072 be delayed? Odds and reasons on willmyflightbedelayed.com
09:20 QF2064to BNK Ballina on time
Scheduled09:20Estimated09:20TerminalT3
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09:20 QF733to ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled09:20Estimated09:20TerminalT3
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09:20 VA511to OOL Gold Coast on time
Scheduled09:20Estimated09:20TerminalT2
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09:25 JL52to Haneda on time
Scheduled09:25Estimated09:25TerminalT1
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09:25 ZL6858to BHQ Broken Hill on time
Scheduled09:25Estimated09:25TerminalT3
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Will ZL6858 be delayed? Odds and reasons on willmyflightbedelayed.com
09:26NOW
09:3007:55 OD172to KUL Kuala Lumpur +95 min
Scheduled07:55Estimated09:30TerminalT1
Running +95 min against the 07:55 schedule on the current board.
09:30 JQ812to BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled09:30Estimated09:30TerminalT2
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09:30 QF67to BLR Bengaluru on time
Scheduled09:30Estimated09:30TerminalT1
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09:30 QF728to Ayers Rock on time
Scheduled09:30Estimated09:30TerminalT3
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09:30 VA826to MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled09:30Estimated09:30TerminalT2
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09:35 JQ511to MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled09:35Estimated09:35TerminalT2
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09:35 QF1549to LST Launceston on time
Scheduled09:35Estimated09:35TerminalT3
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09:35 QF429to MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled09:35Estimated09:35TerminalT3
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09:40 DL40to LAX Los Angeles on time
Scheduled09:40Estimated09:40TerminalT1
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09:40 QF1574to MCY Sunshine Coast on time
Scheduled09:40Estimated09:40TerminalT3
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09:40 QF161to WLG Wellington on time
Scheduled09:40Estimated09:40TerminalT1
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09:40 QF578to HTI Hamilton Island on time
Scheduled09:40Estimated09:40TerminalT3
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09:45 QF3to JFK New York on time
Scheduled09:45Estimated09:45TerminalT1
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09:45 QF922to CNS Cairns on time
Scheduled09:45Estimated09:45TerminalT3
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09:50 OD122to KUL Kuala Lumpur on time
Scheduled09:50Estimated09:50TerminalT1
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09:50 VA638to CBR Canberra on time
Scheduled09:50Estimated09:50TerminalT2
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09:55 MH250to KUL Kuala Lumpur on time
Scheduled09:55Estimated09:55TerminalT1
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09:55 NZ102to AKL Auckland on time
Scheduled09:55Estimated09:55TerminalT1
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09:55 QF516to BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled09:55Estimated09:55TerminalT3
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10:0008:45 CX110to HKG Hong Kong +75 min
Scheduled08:45Estimated10:00TerminalT1
Running +75 min against the 08:45 schedule on the current board.
10:0009:30 QF63to JNB Johannesburg +30 min
Scheduled09:30Estimated10:00TerminalT1
Board says +30. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +35.
Will QF63 be delayed? Odds and reasons on willmyflightbedelayed.com
10:00 TG476to BKK Bangkok on time
Scheduled10:00Estimated10:00TerminalT1
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10:00 VA1530to HBA Hobart on time
Scheduled10:00Estimated10:00TerminalT2
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10:00 VA931to BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled10:00Estimated10:00TerminalT2
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10:0509:35 QF121to ZQN Queenstown +30 min
Scheduled09:35Estimated10:05TerminalT1
Board says +30. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +35.
10:05 VA830to MEL Melbourne +5 min
Scheduled10:00Estimated10:05TerminalT2
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10:05 QF433to MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled10:05Estimated10:05TerminalT3
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10:15 QF735to ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled10:15Estimated10:15TerminalT3
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Will QF735 be delayed? Odds and reasons on willmyflightbedelayed.com
10:20 AC34to YYZ Toronto on time
Scheduled10:20Estimated10:20TerminalT1
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10:20 JQ123to VLI Port Vila on time
Scheduled10:20Estimated10:20TerminalT1
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Will JQ123 be delayed? Odds and reasons on willmyflightbedelayed.com

Board fetched 48m ago · how we report

3departed
last hour
37departing
next hour
9delayed
15+ min
15cancelled
on board

Runway demand · next 3 h

09:2610:5612:21

Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.

Trouble downstream

next 2½ h destinations
MELMelbourne9 outboundon timeBNEBrisbane5 outbound+4 minLAXLos Angeles4 outboundno dataAKLAuckland4 outboundon time

Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.

Where Sydney Airport (SYD) departures fly

MELMelbourne121 flights
BNEBrisbane68 flights
OOLGold Coast38 flights
CBRCanberra34 flights
ADLAdelaide32 flights
PERPerth26 flights
AKLAuckland22 flights
MCYSunshine Coast16 flights

Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 78 airports are served in this departures window.

Busiest departure hours at Sydney Airport (SYD)

00:0012:0023:00

The busiest departure hour on today's board is 09:00 local, with 85 flights scheduled to leave.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Sun 1 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 27°C
Low19°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
  • 70% chance of rain
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.6%usually 1.5%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.3%usually 3.1%

Weather behind it: 70% chance of rain at Sydney; 84% chance of rain at Brisbane, where 11% of departures go; 86% chance of rain at Gold Coast, where 6% of departures go; 83% chance of rain at Adelaide, where 5% of departures go

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 360 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When this board says…

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Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

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Sydney Airport (SYD) departures: common questions

How delayed are Sydney Airport (SYD) departures right now?

Sydney Airport (SYD) delays today: 73% of the 94 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule. No cancellations have been recorded.

How many flights are cancelled at Sydney Airport (SYD) today?

15 of the 727 flights currently on the board are cancelled.

What is the busiest departure hour at Sydney Airport (SYD)?

The busiest departure hour on today's board is 09:00 local, with 85 flights scheduled to leave.

Where do Sydney Airport (SYD) departures fly?

The busiest destinations on the current board are Melbourne (MEL), Brisbane (BNE), Gold Coast (OOL), Canberra (CBR), Adelaide (ADL). In total 78 airports are served in this window.