QFA917

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Arrival · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T1 · Gate 11

Scheduled 21:05 · Estimated 20:51 · early

Board status: Estimated

In the air, ~9m to go (93% of the route flown)

Board data from mel, updated 45 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) — Maroochydore, Australia

Departed

2026-10-04 07:22 UTC

Arrival

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 10:05 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-04 09:51 UTC

Progress

93% · ~9m remaining

Also flies as

QF917

Distance flown

1453 km

Straight-line distance

1454 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-VYF

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

174 total (162 Economy, 12 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

38.1 t (211 kg/pax Economy, 332 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,000 ft

Max ground speed

434 kt

Tracked

2h 9m · 1,453 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 434)

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 434)

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
2026-10-04 07:22 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYF	Boeing 737-800	In progress	~1454 km est.
2026-10-03 08:52 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYB	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1649 km
2026-09-27 09:01 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYG	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1541 km
2026-09-26 08:24 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYB	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1626 km
2026-09-20 08:23 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VXU	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1687 km
2026-09-13 08:36 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VXP	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1657 km
2026-09-06 08:14 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYB	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1643 km
2026-08-30 08:29 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYA	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1559 km
2026-08-23 08:34 UTC	QFA917	MCY → MEL Maroochydore → Melbourne	VH-VYJ	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2812 km
2026-08-16 05:22 UTC	QFA917	MEL → MEL Melbourne → Melbourne	VH-VYD	Boeing 737-800	Completed	4605 km