QF162Qantas Airways · WLG → SYD
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF162 WellingtonWLG · 06:05 SydneySYD · 07:45

QF162 by Qantas Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Sydney (SYD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:05

scheduled from WLG

Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~214 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+93+187+280 min
10-29
−13 arrival
10-28
−17 arrival
10-27
+190 gate · +280 arrival
10-26
−16 arrival
10-25
−9 arrival
10-24
−43 arrival
10-23
−41 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
WLG→SYDevery 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
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at WLG and SYD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 →

Tomorrow at Wellington

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 85% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 34 kt

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · 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 Sydney

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High24°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.4%usually 1.5%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.0%usually 3.1%

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 it flies

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

Other Wellington to Sydney flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF164departs 15:55
QF194departs 19:15

If QF162 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Wellington to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF162 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF162 across the WLG and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF162 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-29WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:32 (−13)
10-28WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:28 (−17)
10-27WLG 06:05 09:15 (+190)SYD 07:45 12:25 (+280)
10-26WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:29 (−16)
10-25WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:36 (−9)
10-24WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:02 (−43)
10-23WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:04 (−41)
10-22WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:06 (−39)
10-21WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:20 (−25)
10-20WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:21 (−24)
10-19WLG 06:05SYD 07:45 07:12 (−33)
10-18WLG SYD 07:45 07:15 (−30)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and SYD published them.

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