EK5040

AKL → SYD · Boeing 787-9 · Quantas

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Departure · Auckland (AKL)

Terminal T1 · Gate 7

Scheduled 07:45 · Departed 07:44

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 07:57 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 08:20 · Landed 07:49 · early

Board status: Landed

Landed 05:30 (estimated)

Board data from akl, syd, updated 0 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

Auckland International Airport (AKL) — Auckland, New Zealand

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 18:45 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 18:57 UTC

Arrival

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) — Sydney, Australia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 22:20 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 21:45 UTC

Also flies as

QF4

Codeshares

6E4924, AA7264, CI8639, EK5040, LA4802, TN1451

Distance flown

426 km

Straight-line distance

2160 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-ZNL

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

236 total (42 Business, 28 Premium Economy, 166 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,000 ft

Max ground speed

492 kt

Tracked

33m · 424 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 492)

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 492)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Quantas (QFA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 18:57 UTC	QFA4	AKL → SYD Auckland → Sydney	VH-ZNL	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2213 km est. (426 km recorded)
2026-10-01 19:04 UTC	QFA4	AKL → SYD Auckland → Sydney	VH-ZNF	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2212 km est. (444 km recorded)

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