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QFA485

SYD → MEL · Boeing 737-800 · Quantas

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Departure · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T3
Scheduled 02 Oct 19:00 · Departed 02 Oct 20:25 · +85 min
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 02 Oct 20:45 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T1 · Gate 12
Scheduled 02 Oct 20:35 · Landed 02 Oct 22:06 · +91 min
Board status: Landed
Landed 02 Oct 22:54 (ADS-B)

Board data from mel, syd, updated 21 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
2026-10-02 09:00 UTC
Departed
2026-10-02 10:45 UTC
Arrival
Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-02 10:35 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-02 12:05 UTC
Also flies as
QF485
Codeshares
6E4698, CI8645, EK5429, NZ1861
Distance flown
863 km
Straight-line distance
705 km
Approach distance
96 km

Aircraft

Registration
VH-VXJ
Type
Boeing 737-800
Seats
174 total (162 Economy, 12 Business)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
18.4 t (161 kg/pax Business, 102 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,025 ft
Max ground speed
463 kt
Tracked
2h 9m · 858 km
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 463)
02505000m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 463)
02505000m1h 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
2026-10-02 10:45 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXJ Boeing 737-800 Completed 863 km
2026-10-01 11:35 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYE Boeing 737-800 Completed 797 km
2026-09-30 09:14 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYA Boeing 737-800 Completed 939 km
2026-09-28 09:19 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXO Boeing 737-800 Completed 754 km
2026-09-27 09:58 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYE Boeing 737-800 Completed 750 km
2026-09-25 09:15 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYE Boeing 737-800 Completed 802 km
2026-09-24 09:49 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VZI Boeing 737-800 Completed 876 km
2026-09-23 09:01 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXM Boeing 737-800 Completed 750 km
2026-09-21 08:57 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VZM Boeing 737-800 Completed 955 km
2026-09-18 09:07 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-XZN Boeing 737-800 Completed 851 km
2026-09-17 10:28 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-XZD Boeing 737-800 Completed 794 km
2026-09-16 09:01 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYD Boeing 737-800 Completed 775 km
2026-09-14 08:58 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXQ Boeing 737-800 Completed 870 km
2026-09-13 08:54 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXA Boeing 737-800 Completed 960 km
2026-09-11 09:45 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXB Boeing 737-800 Completed 791 km
2026-09-10 09:35 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXP Boeing 737-800 Completed 771 km
2026-09-09 08:57 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYB Boeing 737-800 Completed 781 km
2026-09-07 08:58 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYZ Boeing 737-800 Completed 784 km
2026-09-06 09:00 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYI Boeing 737-800 Completed 785 km
2026-09-04 09:00 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXS Boeing 737-800 Completed 843 km
2026-09-03 08:53 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYA Boeing 737-800 Completed 834 km
2026-09-02 09:09 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VZR Boeing 737-800 Completed 799 km
2026-08-31 09:02 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYK Boeing 737-800 Completed 833 km
2026-08-30 09:09 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXH Boeing 737-800 Completed 761 km
2026-08-28 10:57 UTC QFA485 MEL → MEL
Melbourne → Melbourne
 VH-VYH Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) ~1 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-28 09:22 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYH Boeing 737-800 Completed 788 km
2026-08-27 09:22 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYF Boeing 737-800 Completed 783 km
2026-08-26 09:01 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYC Boeing 737-800 Completed 751 km
2026-08-24 09:09 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXG Boeing 737-800 Completed 976 km
2026-08-23 08:59 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VZC Boeing 737-800 Completed 1476 km
2026-08-21 09:21 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-XZI Boeing 737-800 Completed 1294 km
2026-08-20 08:57 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYI Boeing 737-800 Completed 1435 km
2026-08-19 09:13 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VXC Boeing 737-800 Completed 1895 km
2026-08-17 08:55 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYL Boeing 737-800 Completed 1105 km
2026-08-16 09:04 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYZ Boeing 737-800 Completed 1128 km
2026-08-13 09:24 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYZ Boeing 737-800 Completed 771 km
2026-08-13 06:55 UTC QFA485 MEL → SYD
Melbourne → Sydney
 VH-VYZ Boeing 737-800 Completed 950 km
2026-08-13 03:40 UTC QFA485 ? → MEL
? → Melbourne
 VH-VYZ Boeing 737-800 Completed 1343 km
2026-08-13 00:24 UTC QFA485 MEL → BNE
Melbourne → Brisbane
 VH-VYZ Boeing 737-800 Completed ~2968 km est. (1544 km recorded)
2026-08-12 22:34 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VZC Boeing 737-800 Completed 22153 km
2026-08-12 09:18 UTC QFA485 SYD → MEL
Sydney → Melbourne
 VH-VYG Boeing 737-800 Completed 1288 km

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