QF1578 SydneySYD · 19:45 Sunshine CoastMCY · 20:25
QF1578 by Qantas Airways flies from Sydney (SYD) to Sunshine Coast (MCY) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.
en route from SYD to MCY
board checked 13m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 21:45 · typical taxi-out at SYD ≈ 9.1 min.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SYD and MCY are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Sydney
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
- 77% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Sunshine Coast
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
- 43% chance of thunder
- 81% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sydney to Sunshine Coast flights today
same route · Qantas AirwaysIf QF1578 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How QF1578 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1578 across the SYD and MCY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~132 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 0/3 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1578 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-X4L, VH-X4F, VH-X4H.
Board clocks recorded as SYD and MCY published them.
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