QF1579 Sunshine CoastMCY · 16:00 SydneySYD · 18:50
QF1579 by Qantas Airways flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Sydney (SYD).
Same number through MCY → CBR → SYD
scheduled from MCY
Where the minutes go
last 3 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 MCY and SYD 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 Sunshine Coast
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
- 56% chance of thunder
- 89% 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 Sydney
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney flights today
same route · Qantas AirwaysIf QF1579 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Sunshine Coast to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCY 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 QF1579 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1579 across the MCY and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~21 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1579 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-X4B, VH-X4J, VH-X4G.
Board clocks recorded as MCY and SYD published them.
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