QF420Sunstate Airlines · MEL → SYD
live · 54m ago
Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF420 MelbourneMEL · 08:15 SydneySYD · 09:45

QF420 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sydney · position data
10:36

landed at SYD · confirmed by live position

⚖ QF420 typically leaves −1 and lands −6. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~5 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
10-15
+38 gate · +40 arrival
10-14
−1 gate · −12 arrival
10-13
+21 gate · +10 arrival
10-12
−5 gate · −15 arrival
10-11
−6 gate · −9 arrival
10-09
−4 gate · −6 arrival
10-08
−4 gate · −7 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
MEL→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MEL and SYD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
M
T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Melbourne to Sydney flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF7228departs 02:20
QF7304departs 03:14
QF404departs 06:15
QF406departs 06:30
QF408departs 06:45
QF1260departs 07:00

If QF420 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF420 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF420 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF420 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
10-15MEL 08:15 08:53 (+38)SYD 09:45 10:25 (+40)
10-14MEL 08:15 08:14 (−1)SYD 09:45 09:33 (−12)
10-13MEL 08:15 08:36 (+21)SYD 09:45 09:55 (+10)
10-12MEL 08:15 08:10 (−5)SYD 09:45 09:30 (−15)
10-11MEL 08:15 08:09 (−6)SYD 09:45 09:36 (−9)
10-09MEL 08:15 08:11 (−4)SYD 09:45 09:39 (−6)
10-08MEL 08:15 08:11 (−4)SYD 09:45 09:38 (−7)
10-07MEL 08:15 08:54 (+39)SYD 09:45 10:15 (+30)
10-06MEL 08:15 08:17 (+2)SYD

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VXO, VH-VXJ, VH-VYE, VH-VXD.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

Planning around QF420? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search — QF420 Melbourne to Sydney on-time performance, measured from the MEL and SYD airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/QF420
How we measure this →