QF161Qantas Airways · SYD → WLG
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF161 SydneySYD · 09:40 WellingtonWLG · 14:50

QF161 by Qantas Airways flies from Sydney (SYD) to Wellington (WLG).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
09:40

scheduled from SYD

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-15
+0 gate
11-14
+0 gate
11-13
+0 gate
11-12
+0 gate
11-11
+0 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
SYD→WLGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.3%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by WLG (Wellington), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
  • 84% 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 Wellington

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 21°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
  • 81% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 41 kt

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sydney to Wellington flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF193departs 13:00
QF163departs 18:40

If QF161 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Sydney to Wellington 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 QF161 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF161 across the SYD and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 5 confirmed departures · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF161 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-15SYD 09:40 (+0)WLG 14:50
11-14SYD 09:40 (+0)WLG 14:50
11-13SYD 09:40 (+0)WLG 14:50
11-12SYD 09:40 (+0)WLG 14:50
11-11SYD 09:40 (+0)WLG 14:50

Board clocks recorded as SYD and WLG published them.

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