SYD

Sydney Airport (SYD) arrivals today

live · 44m ago

Sydney Airport (SYD) delays today: 78% of the 67 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running on schedule, across 610 flights tracked so far today. 12 of 610 tracked flights have been cancelled (2.0%). The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 71 flights scheduled to land. The most-served origin today is Melbourne (MEL), with 108 arrivals on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 7 September 2026 at 02:56 UTC.

ARRIVALS WATCH
on schedule

typical arrival delay right now

5 of 170 flights cancelled (2.9%). Operating flights: departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule.

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JUST LANDEDJQ951 from CNS Cairns · on time

Live arrivals board

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13:02 JQ951CNS Cairns landed
Scheduled13:10Landed13:02TerminalT2
Landed 13:02, on schedule
13:03 ZL6855BHQ Broken Hill on time
Scheduled13:15Estimated13:03TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:06 QF442MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled13:25Estimated13:06TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
13:15 QF523BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled13:15Estimated13:15TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
13:21 QF1504HBA Hobart on time
Scheduled13:25Estimated13:21TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
13:30 VA841MEL Melbourne +5 min
Scheduled13:25Estimated13:30TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:40 VA520OOL Gold Coast on time
Scheduled13:50Estimated13:40TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:40 QF122ZQN Queenstown on time
Scheduled16:50Estimated13:40TerminalT1
Running to plan on the current board.
13:40NOW
13:46 ZL6668Wagga Wagga on time
Scheduled13:50Estimated13:46TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:4813:40 VA946BNE Brisbane +8 min
Scheduled13:40Estimated13:48TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:5113:40 JQ512MEL Melbourne +11 min
Scheduled13:40Estimated13:51TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:5313:45 JQ409OOL Gold Coast +8 min
Scheduled13:45Estimated13:53TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
13:55 QF444MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled13:55Estimated13:55TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
13:57 QF1498Bendigo on time
Scheduled14:30Estimated13:57TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:0713:50 QF527BNE Brisbane +17 min
Scheduled13:50Estimated14:07TerminalT3
Running +17 min against the 13:50 schedule on the current board.
14:09 QF529BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled14:15Estimated14:09TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:10 JQ765ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled14:20Estimated14:10TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:1214:00 QF1577MCY Sunshine Coast +12 min
Scheduled14:00Estimated14:12TerminalT3
Board says +12. When this board first posts +15, the median flight lands +15.
14:15 QF2224Wagga Wagga on time
Scheduled14:15Estimated14:15TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:15 QF738ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled14:15Estimated14:15TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:25 QF446MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled14:25Estimated14:25TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:25 VA845MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled14:25Estimated14:25TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:30 QF1440CBR Canberra on time
Scheduled14:30Estimated14:30TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:3514:25 JQ514MEL Melbourne +10 min
Scheduled14:25Estimated14:35TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:35 QF2041DBO Dubbo on time
Scheduled14:35Estimated14:35TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:35 ZL6177OAG Orange on time
Scheduled14:35Estimated14:35TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:38 QF2018BHQ Broken Hill on time
Scheduled14:50Estimated14:38TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:40 JQ819BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled14:40Estimated14:40TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:45 QF2005TMW Tamworth on time
Scheduled14:45Estimated14:45TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:45 VA419ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled14:45Estimated14:45TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:5014:40 VA950BNE Brisbane +10 min
Scheduled14:40Estimated14:50TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:55 JQ829BNE Brisbane on time
Scheduled14:55Estimated14:55TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
14:55 QF448MEL Melbourne on time
Scheduled14:55Estimated14:55TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
14:56 VA1418CNS Cairns on time
Scheduled15:05Estimated14:56TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.
15:03 QF144APW Apia on time
Scheduled15:10Estimated15:03TerminalT1
Running to plan on the current board.
15:0514:50 QF2624OOM Cooma +15 min
Scheduled14:50Estimated15:05TerminalT3
Running +15 min against the 14:50 schedule on the current board.
15:05 QF740ADL Adelaide on time
Scheduled15:05Estimated15:05TerminalT3
Running to plan on the current board.
15:10 ZL6829DBO Dubbo on time
Scheduled15:10Estimated15:10TerminalT2
Running to plan on the current board.

Board fetched 44m ago · how we report

8landed
last hour
20inbound
next hour
14delayed
15+ min
12cancelled
on board

Runway demand · next 3 h

13:4015:1016:35

Scheduled arrivals per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.

Trouble upstream

next 2½ h origins
MELMelbourne9 inbound+6 minBNEBrisbane7 inbound+15 minADLAdelaide5 inboundon timeOOLGold Coast4 inboundon time

Your aircraft is usually late before it leaves. Origin delay is the strongest single predictor of a late arrival here.

Where Sydney Airport (SYD) arrivals come from

MELMelbourne108 flights
BNEBrisbane65 flights
OOLGold Coast36 flights
ADLAdelaide33 flights
CBRCanberra25 flights
PERPerth23 flights
CNSCairns15 flights
AKLAuckland14 flights

Origins on the current board, busiest first. 75 airports feed this arrivals window.

Busiest arrival hours at Sydney Airport (SYD)

00:0012:0023:00

The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 71 flights scheduled to land.

When this board says…

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posted +45
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+65
board's first estimatemedian actual

Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

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Sydney Airport (SYD) arrivals: common questions

How delayed are Sydney Airport (SYD) arrivals right now?

Sydney Airport (SYD) delays today: 78% of the 67 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running on schedule, across 610 flights tracked so far today. 12 of 610 tracked flights have been cancelled (2.0%).

How many flights are cancelled at Sydney Airport (SYD) today?

12 of the 610 flights currently on the board are cancelled.

What is the busiest arrival hour at Sydney Airport (SYD)?

The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 71 flights scheduled to land.

Where do Sydney Airport (SYD) arrivals come from?

The busiest origins on the current board are Melbourne (MEL), Brisbane (BNE), Gold Coast (OOL), Adelaide (ADL), Canberra (CBR). In total 75 airports feed this window.