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Departure · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T1
Scheduled 16 Sep 09:10 · Departed 16 Sep 09:25 · +15 min
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 16 Sep 09:55 (ADS-B)

Board data from syd, updated 24271 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) — Sydney, Australia
Scheduled departure
2026-09-15 23:10 UTC
Est. departure time
2026-09-15 23:36 UTC (approx.)
Arrival
Auckland International Airport (AKL) — Auckland, New Zealand
Also flies as
QF3
Codeshares
6E4935, AA7284, AY5035, CI8393, EK5039, TN1452
Distance flown
2215 km
Straight-line distance
2160 km
Approach distance
81 km

Aircraft

Registration
VH-ZNL
Type
Boeing 787-9
Seats
236 total (42 Business, 28 Premium Economy, 166 Economy)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
98.6 t (948 kg/pax Business, 404 kg/pax Premium Economy, 285 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
39,000 ft
Max ground speed
548 kt
Tracked
2h 27m · 2,198 km
Altitude (ft, max 39,000)
021,06042,1200m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 548)
02965920m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 39,000)
021,06042,1200m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 548)
02965920m1h 0m2h 0m

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

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-04 04:39 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 In progress ~14215 km est.
2026-10-04 01:21 UTC QFA3 ? → AKL
? → Auckland
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed 397 km
2026-10-03 23:20 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~2213 km est. (468 km recorded)
2026-10-03 05:54 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed 14531 km
2026-10-03 01:33 UTC QFA3 ? → AKL
? → Auckland
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed 401 km
2026-10-02 23:32 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~2212 km est. (471 km recorded)
2026-10-02 05:43 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed 14567 km
2026-10-02 01:35 UTC QFA3 ? → AKL
? → Auckland
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed 478 km
2026-10-01 23:38 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~2209 km est. (486 km recorded)
2026-10-01 04:46 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed 14886 km
2026-09-30 23:32 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed 2231 km
2026-09-30 05:07 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNF Boeing 787-9 Completed 14715 km
2026-09-29 23:43 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNF Boeing 787-9 Completed 2201 km
2026-09-29 04:52 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNB Boeing 787-9 Completed 14848 km
2026-09-28 23:53 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNB Boeing 787-9 Completed 2203 km
2026-09-28 04:36 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNM Boeing 787-9 Completed 14719 km
2026-09-28 00:10 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNM Boeing 787-9 Completed 2198 km
2026-09-27 04:36 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed 14787 km
2026-09-26 23:16 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed 2195 km
2026-09-26 04:38 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNJ Boeing 787-9 Completed 14618 km
2026-09-26 00:03 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNJ Boeing 787-9 Completed 2229 km
2026-09-25 04:35 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNE Boeing 787-9 Completed 14575 km
2026-09-24 23:29 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNE Boeing 787-9 Completed 2226 km
2026-09-24 05:01 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNM Boeing 787-9 Completed 14480 km
2026-09-23 23:47 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNM Boeing 787-9 Completed 2229 km
2026-09-23 04:33 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNC Boeing 787-9 Completed 14470 km
2026-09-22 23:37 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNC Boeing 787-9 Completed 2239 km
2026-09-22 04:55 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed 14573 km
2026-09-21 23:38 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNA Boeing 787-9 Completed 2220 km
2026-09-21 04:38 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNI Boeing 787-9 Completed 14552 km
2026-09-20 23:36 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNI Boeing 787-9 Completed 2230 km
2026-09-20 04:38 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed 14813 km
2026-09-19 23:25 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed 2291 km
2026-09-19 04:32 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNB Boeing 787-9 Completed 14748 km
2026-09-18 23:58 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNB Boeing 787-9 Completed 2261 km
2026-09-18 05:03 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNC Boeing 787-9 Completed 14703 km
2026-09-17 23:33 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNC Boeing 787-9 Completed 2224 km
2026-09-17 04:39 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNM Boeing 787-9 Completed 15157 km
2026-09-16 23:32 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNM Boeing 787-9 Completed 2198 km
2026-09-16 04:39 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed 15047 km
2026-09-15 23:55 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed 2215 km
2026-09-15 04:49 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed 15009 km
2026-09-15 00:04 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZND Boeing 787-9 Completed 2274 km
2026-09-14 05:07 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNF Boeing 787-9 Completed 14822 km
2026-09-13 23:39 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNF Boeing 787-9 Completed 2264 km
2026-09-13 05:21 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNC Boeing 787-9 Completed 14793 km
2026-09-12 23:39 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNC Boeing 787-9 Completed 2252 km
2026-09-12 04:36 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNN Boeing 787-9 Completed 14818 km
2026-09-11 23:34 UTC QFA3 SYD → AKL
Sydney → Auckland
 VH-ZNN Boeing 787-9 Completed 2298 km
2026-09-11 04:40 UTC QFA3 AKL → JFK
Auckland → New York
 VH-ZNL Boeing 787-9 Completed 14805 km

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