QF1278Qantas Airways · ADL → BNE
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1278 AdelaideADL · 13:20 BrisbaneBNE · 15:20

QF1278 by Qantas Airways flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Brisbane (BNE) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowEn route to Brisbane · off blocks 14:12 · 52 min late
En route

en route from ADL to BNE

En routeQF1278 · position estimated
ADLAdelaideBNEBrisbane
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 14:12 · typical taxi-out at ADL ≈ 5 min.

⚖ QF1278 typically leaves +24 and lands −6. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+52 gate · −10 arrival
11-08
+17 gate · −11 arrival
11-07
+49 gate · +17 arrival
11-06
+12 gate · −2 arrival
11-05
+39 gate · +18 arrival
11-04
CANCELLED
11-03
+16 gate · −10 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −6 min · 1 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
ADL→BNEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.8%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ADL and BNE are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Adelaide

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 26°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Brisbane

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low18°Clikely 16°C to 19°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Adelaide to Brisbane flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1274departs 06:25
QF1800departs 06:35
QF1276departs 10:30
QF7888departs 11:10
QF6284departs 12:30
QF1806departs 13:15

If QF1278 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Adelaide to Brisbane on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How QF1278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1278 across the ADL and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1278 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-09ADL 13:20 14:12 (+52)BNE 15:20 15:10 (−10)
11-08ADL 13:20 13:37 (+17)BNE 15:20 15:09 (−11)
11-07ADL 13:20 14:09 (+49)BNE 15:20 15:37 (+17)
11-06ADL 13:20 13:32 (+12)BNE 15:20 15:18 (−2)
11-05ADL 13:20 13:59 (+39)BNE 15:20 15:38 (+18)
11-04CANCELLED
11-03ADL 13:20 13:36 (+16)BNE 15:20 15:10 (−10)
11-02ADL 13:20 13:50 (+30)BNE 15:20 15:10 (−10)
11-01ADL 13:20 15:39 (+139)BNE 15:20 16:56 (+96)
10-31ADL 13:20 13:37 (+17)BNE 15:20 14:57 (−23)
10-30ADL 13:20 15:53 (+153)BNE 15:20 17:31 (+131)
10-29ADL 13:20 13:36 (+16)BNE 15:20 15:06 (−14)
10-28ADL 13:20 13:38 (+18)BNE 15:20 15:17 (−3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4B, VH-X4E, VH-X4N, VH-X4C.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and BNE published them.

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