Qantas AirwaysQF100% on time
Flights QF3 10:10 Mo We Fr Sa Su
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Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to New York (JFK): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 16,014 km, an estimated 21 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and New York. Updated 15 October 2026 at 23:40 UTC.
Today, SYD → JFK
Fri 16 Oct · local times- 10:10 QF3Qantas Left 10:10 ·
Checked SYD board 14:37 · JFK board 23:19
SYD
Sydney
smooth · +0
JFK
New York
smooth · +0
16,014 km · ~21h 02m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 6 operated SYD → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~21h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Qantas Airways
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at JFK: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Sydney to New York route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SYD to JFK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SYD-JFK
SYD to JFK questions
Is SYD–JFK running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SYD to JFK?
Great-circle distance is 16,014 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 1160–1403 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SYD–JFK fly?
Qantas Airways runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SYD and arrival-side delay at JFK, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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