QF178Sunstate Airlines · ZQN → MEL
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF178 QueenstownZQN · 13:30 MelbourneMEL · 15:00

QF178 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowLanded in Melbourne · today
14:33

arrived at MEL · 27 min early

⚖ QF178 typically leaves +0 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-18
+0 gate · −27 arrival
10-17
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-15
+15 gate · +1 arrival
10-13
+0 gate · +16 arrival
10-11
+0 gate · −22 arrival
10-10
+0 gate · −8 arrival
10-08
+0 gate · −23 arrival

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

median arrival −8 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ZQN→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Queenstown to Melbourne flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF340departs 14:00
QF188departs 17:45

If QF178 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Queenstown to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZQN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF178 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF178 across the ZQN and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 6/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF178 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-18ZQN 13:30 (+0)MEL 15:00 14:33 (−27)
10-17ZQN 13:30 (+0)MEL 15:00 14:47 (−13)
10-15ZQN 15:15 15:30 (+15)MEL 16:45 16:46 (+1)
10-13ZQN 15:15 (+0)MEL 16:45 17:01 (+16)
10-11ZQN 13:30 (+0)MEL 15:00 14:38 (−22)
10-10ZQN 13:30 (+0)MEL 15:00 14:52 (−8)
10-08ZQN 15:15 (+0)MEL 16:45 16:22 (−23)
10-06ZQN 15:15 (+0)MEL 16:45 17:04 (+19)
10-04ZQN 13:30 14:25 (+55)MEL 15:00 15:34 (+34)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VZI, VH-XZA, VH-VZM, VH-XZL.

Board clocks recorded as ZQN and MEL published them.

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