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Departure · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 09:35 · Departed 10:00 · +25 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 10:16 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Johannesburg (JNB)

Baggage belt TBA

Scheduled 16:25 · Estimated 16:05 · early

Board status: Estimated

In the air (12% of the route flown)

Board data from acsa, syd, updated 8 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 23:35 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 00:16 UTC

Arrival

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) — Johannesburg, South Africa (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 14:25 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 14:05 UTC

Progress

12%

Distance flown

1307 km

Straight-line distance

11024 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-OQG

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800

Seats

485 total (341 Economy, 60 Premium Economy, 70 Business, 14 First)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

1190.2 t (5667 kg/pax Business, 5336 kg/pax First, 2516 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1667 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,025 ft

Max ground speed

520 kt

Tracked

1h 33m · 1,307 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 34,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 520)

Altitude (ft, max 34,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 520)

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
2026-10-03 00:16 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQG	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	In progress	~11024 km est.
2026-10-01 00:01 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11332 km
2026-09-30 03:09 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11127 km
2026-09-28 00:28 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11405 km
2026-09-26 00:28 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQG	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11270 km
2026-09-24 00:31 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11117 km
2026-09-23 00:58 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQG	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11070 km
2026-09-21 00:15 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11169 km
2026-09-19 00:22 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11286 km
2026-09-17 00:10 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11358 km
2026-09-16 00:50 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11284 km
2026-09-14 00:15 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11247 km
2026-09-11 22:53 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11337 km
2026-09-10 00:22 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11312 km
2026-09-07 00:13 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11464 km
2026-08-27 00:38 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11122 km
2026-08-24 00:27 UTC	QFA63	SYD → JNB Sydney → Johannesburg	VH-OQK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11243 km