QF538Sunstate Airlines · SYD → BNE
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF538 SydneySYD · 15:45 BrisbaneBNE · 16:20

QF538 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE) for the Sat, Oct 24 departure.

Right nowLanded in Brisbane · today
16:08

arrived at BNE · 12 min early

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~8 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
10-24
−12 arrival
10-23
+0 gate · −12 arrival
10-22
+15 gate · +15 arrival
10-21
+0 gate · −5 arrival
10-20
+0 gate · −8 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyModerate riskSYD delay board →
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
SYD→BNEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
8.1%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BNE (Brisbane), 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sydney to Brisbane flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF500departs 06:00
QF502departs 06:25
QF504departs 07:00
QF506departs 07:35
QF510departs 08:30
QF1301departs 08:50

If QF538 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Sydney to Brisbane 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 QF538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF538 across the SYD and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF538 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
10-24SYD 15:45BNE 16:20 16:08 (−12)
10-23SYD 15:45 (+0)BNE 16:20 16:08 (−12)
10-22SYD 15:45 16:00 (+15)BNE 16:20 16:35 (+15)
10-21SYD 15:45 (+0)BNE 16:20 16:15 (−5)
10-20SYD 15:45 (+0)BNE 16:20 16:12 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VXN, VH-VYC, VH-VXT.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and BNE published them.

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