QF185Sunstate Airlines · BNE → ZQN
live · 7m ago
Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF185 BrisbaneBNE · 10:05 QueenstownZQN · 16:35

QF185 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Queenstown (ZQN) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowDescending into Queenstown · off blocks 10:29 · 24 min late
16:35

estimated arrival at ZQN · local time · ~11 min from now

LivePosition · updated 8m ago
BNE80 mi · ~11 min leftZQN
27,900 ftAltitudedescending
427 mphSpeed371 kt
144°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 54m

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-18
+24 gate
10-17
+10 gate · +0 arrival
10-14
+0 gate · −15 arrival
10-11
+19 gate · −4 arrival
10-10
+0 gate · +0 arrival
10-07
+31 gate · +0 arrival
10-04
+10 gate · +0 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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
BNE→ZQNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

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

How QF185 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF185 across the BNE and ZQN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF185 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
10-18BNE 10:05 10:29 (+24)ZQN 16:35
10-17BNE 12:20 12:30 (+10)ZQN 18:50 (+0)
10-14BNE 10:05 (+0)ZQN 16:35 16:20 (−15)
10-11BNE 10:05 10:24 (+19)ZQN 16:35 16:31 (−4)
10-10BNE 12:20 (+0)ZQN 18:50 (+0)
10-07BNE 10:05 10:36 (+31)ZQN 16:35 (+0)
10-04BNE 10:05 10:15 (+10)ZQN 16:35 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-XZF, VH-XZC, VH-VZZ, VH-VZV.

Board clocks recorded as BNE and ZQN published them.

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