QF1818

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Departure · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T3

Scheduled 10:30

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 10:38 (ADS-B)

Board data from syd, updated 549 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 00:30 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 00:38 UTC

Arrival

Cairns International Airport (CNS) — Cairns, Australia (scheduled)

Progress

97% · ~4m remaining

Distance flown

1959 km

Straight-line distance

1973 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-XVP

Type

EMBRAER EMB190 100IGW

Seats

97 total (9 Business, 88 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

38.6 t (333 kg/pax Economy, 1016 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,025 ft

Max ground speed

486 kt

Tracked

2h 45m · 1,959 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 34,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

Altitude (ft, max 34,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

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

Airlines

Jetstar Airways (JST)

Qantaslink (QLK)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 00:38 UTC	QLK1818	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-XVP	EMBRAER EMB190 100IGW	In progress	~1973 km est.
2026-10-02 00:39 UTC	JST952	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-VGY	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	2027 km
2026-10-01 00:47 UTC	QLK1818	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-XVP	EMBRAER EMB190 100IGW	Incomplete (signal lost)	1970 km
2026-09-30 00:45 UTC	JST952	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-VGT	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	1971 km
2026-09-29 01:02 UTC	JST952	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-VGY	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	1959 km
2026-09-28 01:12 UTC	QLK1818	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-XVP	EMBRAER EMB190 100IGW	Incomplete (signal lost)	2044 km
2026-09-27 00:35 UTC	JST952	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-VGZ	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	2032 km
2026-09-26 00:27 UTC	JST952	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-X3H	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1962 km
2026-09-25 00:53 UTC	JST952	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-VGA	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	1960 km
2026-09-24 01:12 UTC	QLK1818	SYD → CNS Sydney → Cairns	VH-XVP	EMBRAER EMB190 100IGW	Incomplete (signal lost)	1953 km