Etihad AirwaysEY50% on time
Flights EY451 varies Mo Tu We Fr Su · EY455 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa
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Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 12,061 km, an estimated 15 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and Abu Dhabi. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC.
Today, SYD → AUH
Sun 1 Nov · local times- 16:50 EY451Etihad Airways On scheduleT1 ·
Checked SYD board 07:46 · AUH board 22:03
SYD
Sydney
smooth · +0
AUH
Abu Dhabi
busy · +18
12,061 km · ~15h 58m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 10x weekly · nonstop
50% on time
of the last 10 tracked SYD → AUH flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+16 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~15h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at AUH: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Sydney to Abu Dhabi route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SYD to AUH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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SYD to AUH questions
Is SYD–AUH running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at AUH is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SYD to AUH?
Great-circle distance is 12,061 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 881–1064 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SYD–AUH fly?
Etihad Airways runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SYD and arrival-side delay at AUH, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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