QF163 SydneySYD · 18:40 WellingtonWLG · 23:50
QF163 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Sydney (SYD) to Wellington (WLG) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
departs SYD · on schedule
board checked 9m ago · checking again in 45s
Aircraft is still on the ground at SYD · 36 min after scheduled departure
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by WLG (Wellington), 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSydney to Wellington with Sunstate Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 2.6%3.3× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 1.8%2.9× usual
Forecast weather: 71% chance of rain and gusts to 41 kt at Wellington
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sydney to Wellington flights today
same route · Sunstate AirlinesIf QF163 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Sydney to Wellington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How QF163 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF163 across the SYD and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +30 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF163 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SYD and WLG published them.
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