QF490

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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T1 · Gate 3

Scheduled 19:50 · Departed 20:00 · +10 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 20:05 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T3

Scheduled 21:15 · Landed 21:31 · +16 min

Board status: Landed

Landed 21:36 (ADS-B)

Board data from mel, syd, updated 55 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 09:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 10:05 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 11:15 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 11:15 UTC

Codeshares

6E4658, EK5640, NZ1890

Distance flown

797 km

Straight-line distance

705 km

Approach distance

82 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-OGD

Type

Airbus A321 Neo

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

18.0 t (60 kg/pax Economy, 185 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,025 ft

Max ground speed

481 kt

Tracked

1h 35m · 795 km

Altitude (ft, max 36,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 481)

Altitude (ft, max 36,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 481)

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 10:05 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGD	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	797 km
2026-10-01 10:26 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGE	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	825 km
2026-09-30 10:05 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGB	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	781 km
2026-09-29 10:37 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGE	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	745 km
2026-09-28 09:50 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGF	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	792 km
2026-09-27 09:51 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-VYB	Boeing 737-800	Completed	795 km
2026-09-25 09:51 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGB	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	784 km
2026-09-24 10:54 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGF	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	769 km
2026-09-23 09:53 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGE	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	787 km
2026-09-22 09:50 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGG	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	803 km
2026-09-21 09:52 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGF	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	790 km
2026-09-20 10:09 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-VXO	Boeing 737-800	Completed	825 km
2026-09-18 09:50 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	819 km
2026-09-17 09:47 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	823 km
2026-09-16 10:09 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGD	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	829 km
2026-09-15 09:54 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGD	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	832 km
2026-09-14 09:46 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGE	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	837 km
2026-09-13 09:57 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-VYA	Boeing 737-800	Completed	807 km
2026-09-11 09:56 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	993 km
2026-09-10 09:54 UTC	QFA490	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-OGA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	952 km