QF1989Qantas Airways · TSV → SYD
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1989 TownsvilleTSV SydneySYD · 18:00

QF1989 by Qantas Airways flies from Townsville (TSV) to Sydney (SYD) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
18:00

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
−3 arrival
10-30
+17 arrival
10-29
−17 arrival
10-28
−23 arrival
10-27
−3 arrival
10-26
+12 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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
TSVTownsvilleOn-time likelyTSV delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
TSV→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 21°C to 28°C
Low18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure is cancelled
2.5%usually 1.5%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.5%usually 3.0%

Weather behind it: 91% chance of rain at Melbourne, where 19% of departures go; 77% chance of rain at Canberra, where 6% of departures go

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 360 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

How QF1989 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1989 across the TSV and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1989 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
10-31TSV SYD 10:15 10:12 (−3)
10-30TSV SYD 18:00 18:17 (+17)
10-29TSV SYD 18:00 17:43 (−17)
10-28TSV SYD 18:00 17:37 (−23)
10-27TSV SYD 18:00 17:57 (−3)
10-26TSV SYD 18:00 18:12 (+12)

Board clocks recorded as TSV and SYD published them.

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Pro Flight Search: QF1989 Townsville to Sydney on-time performance, measured from the TSV and SYD airport boards.

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