VA164

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Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 15:45 · Landed 16:03 · +18 min

Board status: Arrived

Landed 16:05 (ADS-B)

Board data from syd, updated 244 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Queenstown International Airport (ZQN) — Queenstown, New Zealand

Departed

2026-10-03 03:10 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 05:45 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 05:55 UTC

Distance flown

2059 km

Straight-line distance

1939 km

Approach distance

86 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-8IL

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

39.9 t (333 kg/pax Business, 163 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,000 ft

Max ground speed

474 kt

Tracked

2h 54m · 2,057 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 474)

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 474)

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

Airlines

Air New Zealand (ANZ)

Qantaslink (QLK)

Virgin Australia (VOZ)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 03:10 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-8IL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2059 km
2026-10-02 01:56 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-YIG	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2158 km
2026-10-01 02:55 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-YIR	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2007 km
2026-09-30 02:47 UTC	ANZ231	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	ZK-NHB	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2043 km est. (241 km recorded)
2026-09-28 03:10 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-8IJ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2042 km
2026-09-27 02:48 UTC	ANZ231	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	ZK-NHC	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2018 km est. (287 km recorded)
2026-09-26 03:00 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-YIM	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2049 km
2026-09-25 02:46 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-8IL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2062 km
2026-09-24 04:32 UTC	VOZ164	ZQN → SYD Queenstown → Sydney	VH-8IJ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2039 km