QF146Sunstate Airlines · AKL → SYD
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF146 AucklandAKL · 16:05 SydneySYD · 17:50

QF146 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Auckland (AKL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
17:50

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
+14 gate
10-19
+14 gate · −21 arrival
10-18
+8 gate · −20 arrival
10-17
+26 gate · −7 arrival
10-16
+19 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
AKL→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by AKL (Auckland), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Auckland to Sydney flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF7528departs 04:42
QF140departs 06:00
QF4departs 07:45
QF7004departs 08:10
QF142departs 08:20
QF260departs 12:25

If QF146 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Auckland to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF146 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF146 across the AKL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 QF146 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
10-20AKL 16:05 16:19 (+14)SYD 17:50
10-19AKL 16:05 16:19 (+14)SYD 17:50 17:29 (−21)
10-18AKL 16:05 16:13 (+8)SYD 17:50 17:30 (−20)
10-17AKL 16:05 16:31 (+26)SYD 17:50 17:43 (−7)
10-16AKL 16:05 16:24 (+19)SYD 17:50 17:40 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VZS, VH-XZL, VH-XZP.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and SYD published them.

Planning around QF146? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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