QF7521

For travellers

Arrival · Chicago (ORD)

Scheduled 13:36 · Estimated 13:30 · early

Board status: Active

In the air, ~2m to go (100% of the route flown)

Board data from ord, updated 27 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) — Anchorage, United States

Departed

2026-10-03 13:30 UTC

Arrival

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 18:36 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 18:30 UTC

Progress

100% · ~2m remaining

Distance flown

4696 km

Straight-line distance

4568 km

Aircraft

Registration

N418MC

Type

Boeing 747-400

Seats

364 total (270 Economy, 36 Premium Economy, 58 Business) (typical for type, not this tail)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

409.1 t (897 kg/pax Economy, 1193 kg/pax Premium Economy, 2131 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,075 ft

Max ground speed

579 kt

Tracked

4h 52m · 4,696 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 37,075)

Ground speed (kt, max 579)

Altitude (ft, max 37,075)

Ground speed (kt, max 579)

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.

Airline

Quantas (QFA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 13:30 UTC	QFA7521	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	N418MC	Boeing 747-400	In progress	~4568 km est.
2026-10-02 22:55 UTC	QFA7521	CKG → PVG Chongqing → Shanghai	N418MC	Boeing 747-400	Incomplete (signal lost)	~562 km est. (290 km recorded)
2026-09-24 14:57 UTC	QFA7521	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	N418MC	Boeing 747-400	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~4684 km est. (1210 km recorded)
2026-09-17 10:48 UTC	QFA7521	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	N409MC	Boeing 747-400	Completed	5085 km

QF7521

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Arrival · Chicago (ORD)

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